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PS/MR LUARD
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MR LEAHY
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HEAD SEAD
CONFIDENTIAL
FM JAKARTA 3207132 APR 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 118 OF 30 APRIL 79
GIO
Mo HONG KONG COVER
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNOR
HONG KONG OVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON
MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
ADVANCE COPY
IMMEDIATE (6x)
UND are drafting tellyan for her Huway's consideration.
J30.4
INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, MANILA, BANGKOK, UKMIS
GENEVA AND WASHINGTON
:
381
MURRAY'S TELELETTER 24 APRIL AND YOUR TELNO 511
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. I HAVE JUST SPOKEN WITH MOCHTAR AT A VERY NOISY SWEDISH NATIONAL DAY PARTY AND HAVE TOLD HIM THAT I SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED 3Y AN OFFICIAL FROM HONG KONG AT THE CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA ON 15 MAY. I EXPLAINED THAT UNAIDED I WAS IN NO POSITION TO GO INTO DETAIL ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG. MOCHTAR READILY CONSENTED BUT SAID THAT HONG KONG'S USE OF THE ISLAND FACILITIES WOULD NEED TO BE SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF OTHER
ASEAN GOVERNMENTS.
2. I CONFIRMED THESE ARRANGEMENTS SUBSEQUENTLY WITH DARUSMAN (SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN THE DFA). HE RAISED
ONE PERTINENT QUESTION. THE ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE WAS NEVER INTENDED AS THE SOLE MEANS OF RESETTLING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. WHERE IT WAS PRACTICABLE FOR OTHER ASEAN GOVERNMENTS TO ENLIST
UNHCR SUPPORT FOR DIRECT RESETTLEMENT FROM ACCESSIBLE REFUGEE
CAMPS, THE INTENTION WAS THAT THE ISLAND CENTRE SHOULD BE BY-PASSED., BUT WHERE REFUGEES WERE CONCENTRATED IN AREAS WHICH UNHCR WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE ABLE TO VISIT, PROVISION WAS NEEDED FOR THOSE REFUGEES TO BE PROCESSED THROUGH UNHCR AUSPICES AT THE ISLAND ECENTRE. UNLESS HONG KONG HAD NO CONTACTS WITH UNHCR, HE ASKED WHAT