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UKMIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NO. 265 TO YOU.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
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SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE SEE NO HARM IN A VISIT BY KADRY. IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO EXPLORE WITH HIM WHAT IN PRACTICE THE UNHCR
COULD DO TO HELP US, E.G. BY PERSUADING GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG, AND BY MEETING COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION OF REFUGEES TO SUCH COUNTRIES. WE COULD ASSOCIATE ICEM
REPRESENTATIVE WITH ANY PRIVATE DISCUSSION OF THIS KIND.
2. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, SUIT US BEST IF THERE WERE NO PUBLICITY FOR
THIS FACT-FINDING VISIT. WE, WISH TO AVOID CREATING FALSE HOPES THAT PROBLEM OF RESETTLEMENT CAN BE LEFT SOLELY TO UNHCR AND THAT
BILATERAL CHANNELS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY.
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