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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MANDATORY REPATRIATION VIA CHINA

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Mr Maude has commented on paragraph 3 of Hong Kong telno 1648 that we should be encouraging the Chinese on the idea of returning recent arrivals to Vietnam via China.

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Nichla Borzwer

Nicola Brewer Private Secretary to Mr Francis Maude