TNAG-2063-FCO40-2941-Vietnamese-boat-people-repatriation-1990 — Page 93

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R 1990

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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 899

OF 14014OZ MARCH 90

INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

A GROUP OF 109 VOLUNTEERS LEFT FOR HANOI YESTERDAY ABOARD THE THIRTEENTH REPATRIATION FLIGHT. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE RETURNED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SCHEME TO 1401. A TOTAL OF 527 HAVE RETURNED SO FAR THIS YEAR. TWO FURTHER FLIGHTS ARE PLANNED FOR LATER IN THE MONTH (20 AND 27).

WILSON

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ΜΑΙΝ

68

VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

FED

NAD

NEWS D

DISTRIBUTION

74

PS

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR BLATHERWICK

MR MCLAREN

MR MOSS

MR BEAMISH

ADDITIONAL

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

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10

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

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