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(AND TO WITHHOLD UNDUE PRESSURE FROM IND) IT WOULD THEREFOR
NECESSARY FOR A SECOND VISIT TO BE MADE TO HONG KONG IN ABOUT FIVE
MONTHS TIME.
5. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES INTO HONG KONG
WILL CONTINUE UNABATED AND NOW THAT THE U.K IS A POTENTIAL
RECEIVING STATE AND OUR SELECTION CRITERIA ARE KNOWN THERE SHOULD
BY THEN BE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS FROM WHICH TO SELECT A FURTHER
INTAKE TO BRING THE TOTAL FROM HONG KONG TO 1,000. IF THIS PROVES NOT TO BE THE CASE WE SHALL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME
BY TAKING FROM THE RESERVE LISTS WHICH WE HOPE TO COMPILE IN
MALAYSIA AND THAILAND.
6. IT IS OUR INTENTION, UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE, TO REMAIN
7.
IN HONG KONG UNTIL 17/18 FEBRUARY IN THE HOPE OF FINDING AS MANY
SUITABLE PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY COMMENTS AND
INSTRUCTIONS.
F.C.O: PLEASE COPY TO: MC DOWALL (HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE),
MALLETT (M.V.D) AND MORGAN (U.N.D).
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