TNAG-2063-FCO40-2941-Vietnamese-boat-people-repatriation-1990 — Page 8

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HANOI

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 302

176

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016300

MDHIAN 3990

OF 080615Z JUNE 90

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

HK B

24315

CE

HONG KONG TELNO 1741

144

10 L20

VBP MANDATORY REPATRIATION

1. THE LIST OF 131 ARRIVALS IS PART OF THE LIST OF 469 NAMES PRE-CLEARED BY THE VIETNAMESE. OUR CONTACT IN MFA IS CONFIRMING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT THIS CLEARANCE IS STILL EFFECITIVE

FOR ALL THE 131.

2. THE VIETNAMESE WILL CONTINUE TO INSIST ON THE CONDITIONS SET DOWN IN VU KHOAN'S LETTER TO MR MAUDE IE. NO USE OF FORCE, SUITABLE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING BY AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION. THEY SUGGEST UNHCR BUT WOULD CONSIDER IOM.

3. THE VIETNAMESE WILL WISH TO LOOK AT THE DETAILS OF ANY SUCH ARRANGEMENT CLOSELY SO AS NOT TO COMPROMISE THEIR ESTABLISHED POSITION.

DAVIES

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

74

ΜΑΙΝ

68

VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION

PS

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

FED

NAD

NEWS D

PAGE

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR BLATHERWICK

MR BURNS

MR MOSS

MR BEAMISH

1

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Daco O

Tage

ADDITIONAL

6

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MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE PRESS OFFICE NO 10

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10

MR HOWARD, SEC (0) (C) MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D

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