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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1191 OF 17 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 787: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FOR DAVIES FROM BARNES
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VARIOUS FIGURES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHICH YOU MIGHT FIND USEFUL, AS AT 17 SEPTEMBER, WITH INCLUSIVE ''CHINA CASES'' IN BRACKETS, ARE:
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A) NUMBERS REMAINING IN HONG KONG
36607
(4977)
B) ARRIVALS IN AUGUST
1556
(808)
C) ARRIVALS IN SEPT. (TO 17/9)
133
(NIL)
D) UK RESETTLEMENT DURING AUGUST
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E) ANTICIPATED UK RESETTLEMENT IN SEPT.
400
F) UK QUOTA REMAINING FOR 1980/81
3387
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2. IN OUR TELEGRAM 1170 OF 12 SEPTEMBER TO FCO, IN RESPONSE TO DONALD'S FCO TEL 753, WE REFERRED TO THE NEED FOR A NEW UK QUOTA OF 5,000 PHASED OVER A YEAR. ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECT WE STRESSED THE VERY GREAT DIFFICULTY HKG WOULD HAVE OVER THE IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING FUNDS TO RESETTLEMENT COSTS ARISING IN THE UK. AS AN ALTERNATIVE WE SUGGESTED POSSIBLE HKG ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LANGUAGE AND ORIENTATION TRAINING IN HONG KONG FOR REFUGEES DESTINED FOR THE UK. THIS WOULD HOWEVER REQUIRE EXCO APPROVAL AND WOULD ONLY BE LINKED TO A NEW AND SUBSTANTIAL UK QUOTA. I SUGGEST YOU OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS TELEGRAM FOR BACKGROUND READING.
3. IN DISCUSSIONS YESTERDAY WITH MR. RAISON I EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF A NEW UK QUOTA AND THE ADVERSE EFFECT THAT NON-RENEWAL WOULD HAVE WITH THE UNHCR, THE AMERICANS AND OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. RAISON WAS NON-COMMITTAL AND IN TURN EXPLAINED THE LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING SHORTAGE IN THE UK AND THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE UK OF A NEW QUOTA OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. I EXPLAINED THE LANGUAGE AND ORIENTATION SCHEME REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE.
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