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HKB 243 /13

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MDLIAN 2193

ECLIV

24 R 30

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FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELNO 544

OF 050355Z APRIL 90

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, HANOI

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HONG KONG TELNO 42 TO PEKING.

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: DEPARTURES FOR HONG KONG.

1. PIGOTT SPOKE AS SUGGESTED IN TUR TO CHENG RUOYU, HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE, MFA ON 5 APRIL AND SAID WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT A FURTHER MAJOR HONG KONG-BOUND EXODUS.

2.

CHENG UNDERTOOK TO REPORT THIS REQUEST TO THE RELEVANT

AUTHORITIES.

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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