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150340
MDHOAN 6282
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 24030OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 161
OF 231858Z JANUARY 91
FROM SEAD
о
HKC241/4
29 JAN 1991
fu 24/1
YOUR TELS 98 AND 234: BILL OF RIGHTS AND VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. LEGAL ADVISERS REGRET THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE A SUBSTANTIVE OPINION UNTIL THEY SEE A TEXT OF WHAT LEGISLATION YOU ARE PROPOSING.
2. ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN TURS THEY ARE DOUBTFUL THAT H.M.G.'S RESERVATION UNDER THE I.C.C.P.R. ADEQUATELY COVERS THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF V.B.P.
3. DETAILED COMMENTS FOLLOW BY FAX.
HURD
YYYY
8
Jee
Peace Jotain
DISTRIBUTION
134
han SEAD
2 AAR. Not yet
Pom.
injured.
MAIN
127
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
SEAD
EAPD/ODA
ECD (E)
HD/ECFAD/ODA
FED
FINANCE D
HKD
IEAD/ODA
INFO D
LEGAL ADVISERS
NEWS D
NAD
UND
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
MR LANKESTER
MR MCLAREN
MR AINSCOW
MR SLATER
MR BLATHERWICK
MR BURNS
MR FAINT
MR KERBY
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