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RECEIVEDIA BEANTRY

22 FEB 1990

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Vietnamese Boat People

The main action points arising from the Secretary of State's office meeting this morning are:

(a) the Secretary of State will send a message to Stoltenberg which should include an invitation to come to London;

(b) the Secretary of State would like a letter to Number 10 to brief the Prime Minister on what we are doing, in particular the various forms of assistance that we are prepared to offer Vietnam; (c) the Secretary of State said that someone should reply to Sarah Helm's article in the Independent today.

31 January 1990

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PS/Mr Maude

Mr Gillmore

Mr McLaren

Special Advisers

Mr Paul, HKD

Mr Burns, News Dept

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