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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY F CO
TELNO 559
OF 060748Z APRIL 90
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI
24 APR 1990
40
163724 MDLIAN 2633
38
YOUR TELNO 307: KONG
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
DEPARTURES FOR HONG
1. WE TOOK THE OPORTUNITY OF A CALL ON THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MFA ON OTHER BUSINESS ON 6 APRIL TO REPEAT THE POINTS WE HAD MADE TO THEM THE PREVIOUS DAY (MY TELNO 544). WE SAID THAT HMG AND HKG WERE ALARMED BY THE REPORT WE HAD HAD FROM RECENT VIETNAMESE ARRIVALS IN HONG KONG: THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HIMSELF HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN: AND THAT WE HOPED THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT A FURTHER MAJOR FLOOD OF HONG KONG-BOUND VIETNAMESE.
2. OUR INTERLOCUTOR UNDERTOOK TO REPORT.
DONALD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
123
MAIN
113
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
RMD
LIMITED
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
INFO D FINANCE D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
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