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ROUTINE : UKMIS GENEVA; HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : IRISH RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME,
1. WE HAVE SEEN A PRESS REPORT OF THE IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON 22 MAY THAT 100 VIETNAMESE BOAT REFUGEES WILL BE ACCEPTED IN IRELAND AND THAT SELECTION WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IMMEDIATELY IN CONSULTATION WITH UNHCR.
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UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION, GRATEFUL IF DUBLIN WOULD URGE THE IRISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE PLACES AVAILABLE TO SOME OF THE 32,000 BOAT REFUGEES NOW IN HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA COULD TAKE SUPPORTING ACTION WITH UNHCR.
3. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE IRISH HONORARY CONSUL HERE WHO HAS SAID HE WILL RAISE THIS WHEN HE CALLS NEXT WEEK ON THE MEA IN
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