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TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO.26 OF 3 AUGUST,
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INFO F.C.O, KUALA LUMPUR, WASHINGTON, H.K.GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
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FCO TELNO.177 TO YOU : RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM H.K.
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WHEN OPPORTUNITY NEXT OFFERS, YOU MAY WISH TO MAKE USE OF A REUTER REPORT OF 1 AUGUST THAT A RECORD 8,804 REFUGEES WERE RESETTLED IN JULY FROM MALAYSIA, AND THAT A UNHCR SPOKESMAN IN KUALA LUMPUR EXPECTS THE AUGUST FIGURE TO BE EVEN HIGHER. THE MALAYSIAN HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER IS REPORTED AS HAVING SAID MALAYSIA'S REFUGEE POPULATION COULD BE REDUCED TO 25,000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR AT THE PRESENT RESETTLEMENT RATE.
2. IT NOW LOOKS AS THOUGH MALAYSIA HAS FEWER REFUGEES THAN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY AS THE JULY FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE REFUGEES TOWED OUT TO SEA. THIS FURTHER STRENGTHENS THE CASE FOR A MORE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF RESETTLEMENT PLACES. ONLY 1,335 LEFT HONG KONG IN JULY.
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MR FERGUSSON
MR PRETVELL
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