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3. STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION WE HOPE THE CHINESE WILL REFRAIN OR BE STEERED AWAY FROM ANY REQUEST FOR A UK GUARANTEE TO ACCEPT ANY OF THE REFUGEES NOT RESETTLED ELSEWHERE. IN THE FIRST PLACE THIS WEAKENS THE FIRST ASYLUM PRINCIPLE IN WHICH IS SUBSUMED THE FIRST PORT OF CALL CONCEPT. SECONDLY AND MORE IMPORTANT ANY ACCEPTANCE OF THE RUDD BANK REFUGEES MIGHT CUT INTO OUR QUOTA OF 10,000 FOR HONG KONG. BUT IF THE CHINESE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE AGREE TO ALLOW DISEMBARKATION AT A CHINESE PORT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER SUCH A REQUEST.
CARRINGTON
#
FILES SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D
MVD
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR BULLARD
MR FERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT FEOPLE
COPIES TO:
MR R. BROWN
SPD DOT. 1 VICTORIA ST.
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