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FM OTTAWA 211945Z SEP 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 13 OF 21 SEPTEMBER
INFO FCO, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON'
TOP COPY
YOUR TELNO 34 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FROM STUMPF AND LEE FOR GOVERNOR
1,
14/9 NEW YORK: SUMMING UP USA IMPRESSIONS WITH NEWS DIRECTOR LUTHERAN REFUGEE SERVICE OVER RADIO AND FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS
NEWSPAPERS.
2. 17/2 TORONTO: MEETING ROTARY CLUB TO PRESENT HONG KONG
STORY RE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
3. 18/9 MEETING ALL CHURCH AGENCIES: INVOLVED 14 REFUGEE
RESETTLEMENT FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA, OVERALL REACTION POSITIVE.
MAIN COMPLAINTS CENTRE AGAIN ARCUND SLOW PROCESSING IN COUNTRIES
OF FIRST ASYLUM DUE TO LACK OF ADEQUATE CANADIAN STAFF IN SOUTH
EAST ASIA. RECENT INCREASES IN PROCESSING PERSONNEL STILL NOT
MESTING DEMANDS. SPONSORS WAITING UP TO FOUR MONTHS. MENNONITES
STRONCLY FAVOURING MORE MOVEMENT OF LAND CASES FROM THAILAND.
OTHERS CAUTIOUS BECAUSE OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED,
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA AND CATHOLICS PREPARED FOUR POINTS TO
PRESSURE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT REGARDING MORE DALANCED MOVEMENTS
AND SOSEDY PROCESSING, LEFT WITH ASSURANCE THAT OUR CASE WILL BE
RECOMMENDED TO GOVERNMENT. FOLLOWED BY MEETING WITH ROMAN
CATHOLIC REPRESENTATIVES IHO GAVE HELPFUL ADVICE WHOM TO SEE IN CTTAWA AND MONTREAL, TORONTO STAR PUBLISHED HELPFUL INTERVIEW UNDER THE HEADING QUOTE HONG KONG ASKS HELP WITH VIETNAMESE
UNQUOTE.
4.
12/9 MECTING IN MISSISAUGA: WITH WORLD VISION DIRECTOR
WILLIAM NEWELL AND STAFF. STILL VERY IMPRESSED FROM RECENT HONG KONG VISIT HIGHLIGHTED BY TV INTERVIEN WITH GOVERNOR AT
GOVERNMENT HOUSE. ASSURED US OF CONTINUED FULL SUPPORT. MEETING WAS FOLLOW PY COMPREHENSIVE NEWS MEDIA CONFERENCE WITH 330, CTV AND TWA LEADING TORCHTO PAPERS, GLOBE AND MAIL, AND
TORONTO STAR.
RESNICHED
15. 1919 OPPA WA