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TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 15 OF 29 JULY INFO PRIORITY FCO,
ROUTINE UKMIS NEW YORK.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
1. PROVIDED F C O SEE NO OBJECTION, PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING
MESSAGE FROM ME TO JAEGER, U N H CR :-
BEGINS
DURING OUR DISCUSSION ON 16 JULY, YOU KINDLY OFFERED TO
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING THE VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES AT PRESENT IN CAMPS IN HONG KONG.
I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING THIS OFFER FURTHER AND THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT WOULD NOW BE VERY GLAD TO ACCEPT IT.
WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH JACKSON ABOUT THE BEST WAY OF
EFFECTING YOUR OFFER AND I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WILL BE REPORTING
TO YOU ON THE DETAILS CONCERNED. WE FULLY ACCEPT THAT YOUR
CONTRIBUTION IS NOT INTENDED TO COMMIT THE UNHCR TO LONG-TERM
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, BUT WE
WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE AS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO
GIVE US.
ENDS.
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