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FM HONG KONG 1009452 JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELNO.72 OF 10 JANUARY
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HKK 243 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY RO. 51 1 1 JAN1979
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INFO PRIORITY: BONN UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, H.K.GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON.
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MY TELNO.33: GERMAN OFFERS TO TAKE REFUGEES.
THE GERMAN CONSUL-GENERAL HAS TOLD US TODAY, ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM BONN, THAT GERMANY IS PREPARED TO TAKE ONE HUNDRED REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT IN THE STATES OF BAVARIA, HESSEN AND SCHLESWIG- HOLSTEIN. ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE UNHCR. THERE ARE
NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
2. THE CONSUL-GENERAL HAS SAID THAT THE OFFER IS NOT CONNECTED
WITH THE FRANKFURT PROPOSAL, REFERRED TO IN MY TEL UNDER REF, TO RESETTLE 250 REFUGEES PROVIDING THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER ARE TAKEN FROM THE HUEY FONG. HOWEVER, THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT HAVE SAID THAT THEY HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO REALISE THIS PROPOSAL ''BY REACHING A SOLUTION ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH SIDES''
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WE HAVE TOLD THE CONSUL-GENERAL THAT WE ARE VERY PLEASED BY THE OFFER, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT APPLLIES TO THE BACKLOG ALREADY
HERE AND THERE ARE NO STRINGS ATTACHED. WE HAVE ALSO TOLD HIM, STRICT CONFIDENCE, THAT WE HOPE THE FRANKFURT OFFER CAN BE KEPT
ON ICE IN CASE WE ARE AT SOME STAGE FORCED TO BRING IN THE HUEY FONG. WE HAVE EMPHASISED THAT THIS POSSIBILITY MUST NOT BE MENTIONED PUBLICLY.
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