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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 628 OF 28 JUNE.
FOR HONG KONG AND INDIAN OCEAN DEPARTMENT.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 509:
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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WE SHOULD PREFER SECOND SENTENCE OF PROPOSED REPLY TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ''THE REFUGEES WILL REMAIN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UNTIL THEY ARE FOUND PERMANENT HOMES
ELSEWHERE."'
2. YOUR FORMULA IMPLIES THAT REFUGEES ARE NOT ALREADY OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND ALSO SUGGESTS THAT WE MAY HAVE TO ADMIT THE HARD CORE FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IF OTHER COUNTRIES ARE UNWILLING TO RECEIVE THEM. OUR PRESENT POLICY IS TO RESETTLE ALL ELSEWHERE IF WE CAN.
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