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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDEN HAL
BONN 0817002 AUGUST 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO 4 OF 3 AUGUST
+310A
HKK 243
INFO PRIORITY FCO
DESK
INDEX
AND BMG ERLIN
INFO SAVING HMCGS IN THE FRG AND BERLIN AND B
FOLLOWING FROM WILSON POLITICAL ADIVISER HONG KONG
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INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES
1536
see (5376)
(ISH4)
1. MY DISCUSSIONS IN BONN ON 3 AUGUST WITH THE FEDERAL FOREIGN MINISTRY AND FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY (DETAILS IN SEPARATE TELEGRAM) SHOWED THAT THE NUMBER OF FREE PLACES IN THE QUOTAS SET BY THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES FOR INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES IS STRICTLY
LIMITED.
2. FEDERAL GERMAN POLICY IS TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF INDO-CHINESE REGUGEES:
A) THOSE RESCUED BY GERMAN FLAG SHIPS:
B) APPLICANTS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION:
15.12
(C) QUOTE SPECIAL GROUPS UNQUOTE (WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO ACCEDE TO REQUESTS FROM THE LAENDER AND OTHER SOURCES TO TAKE IN OTHER GROUPS OF REFUGEES).
3. OF THE CURRENT NATIONAL QUOTA (ABOUT 12,100), 5,000 HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED IN THE FRG: A FURTHER 2,000 HAVE BEEN NAMED AND ARE WAITING TO LEAVE FOR THE FRG: AND A FURTHER 3,000 ÅRE THE SUBJECTS OF APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION. THE GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO BE LEAVING A FURTHER MARGIN FOR REFUGEES RESCUED BY
GERMAN SHIPS.
4. IT IS CLEAR FROM MY TALKS THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE BIGGEST POSSIBLE OFF-TAKE FROM HONG KONG WE NEED TO PURSUADE THE LAND (STATE) GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, THE MEDIA ETC, TO EXPRESS A PREFERENCE FOR HONG KONG, UNDER CATEGORY (C) ABOVE. BOTH FEDERAL MINISTRIES AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HONG KONG'S CAUSE FOR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS THERE, SUCH AS DR STUMPF'S HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL, TO VISIT LAND CAPITALS FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE INTERIOR MINISTRY MENTIONED IN PARTICULAR NORTH RHINE WESTPHALIA, LOWER SAXONY AND BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG.
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