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GIVE THEM SOME HELP. BUT WE WILL TRY TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG IS
GIVEN PRIORITY. WE WILL OF COURSE CONSULT YOU BEFORE ANY ANNOUNCE-
MENT. IS MADE HERE.
4. WE HAVE THE BROADER ISSUES RAISED BY THE PRESENT SITUATION VERY
MUCH IN MIND. IT WAS FOR THAT REASON THAT MR LUARD ATTENDED LAST
MONTH'S UNHCR MEETING IN GENEVA. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION WE HAVE
ALSO BRIEFED THE PRIME MINISTER TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES AT THE QUADRIPARTITE MEETING IN GUADELOUPE. WE HAVE SUGGEST-
ED THAT THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MIGHT CONCENTRATE ON TWO ASPECTS OF - THE PROBLEM: HOW TO INCREASE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNHCR IN
HIS EFFORTS TO FIND RESETTLEMENT PLACES, AND HOW TO BRING OPINION TO
BEAR ON THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE THE BURDEN OF
HUMAN MISERY CAUSED BY THESE LARGE-SCALE DEPARTURES AND TO MODERATE
THEIR DOMESTIC POLICIES ACCORDINGLY.
OWEN
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HK & GD (6)
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MVD
SEAD
NEWS D
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
FS/MR LUARD
FS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR WEIR
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