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CONFIDENTIAL
Irinizmo CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 250519Z FEB 80
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 286 OF 25 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
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SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: RESETTLEMENT IN UK,
1. FURTHER TO MY TELNO 228, WE HAVE RECEIVED CALL-FORWARD LISTS FOR 625 REFUGEES FOR DEPARTURE IN FEBRUARY, SO FAR 341 OF THESE HAVE LEFT, AND 191 ARE SCHEDULED FOR DEPARTURE ON 27 AND 28 FEBRUARY. THE BALANCE OF 93 IS MADE UP OF 20 HELD BACK FOR MEDICAL REASONS, 32 DROPOUTS, AND 41 WHERE THE CALL-FORWARD LIST WAS RECEIVED HERE TOO LATE FOR DEPARTURE IN FEBRUARY.
2. IT APPEARS THEREFORE THAT FEBRUARY DEPARTURES WILL NUMBER NO
MORE THAN 532. FOR MARCH CALL-FORWARD LISTS FOR 310 REFUGEES HAVE SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED.
3. WE HAVE NOW HEARD FROM ALAN MARSHALL OF JCVR THAT THE LIKELY INTAKE INTO UK IN MARCH WILL BE BETWEEN 600 AND BØØ, AND FOR APRIL 800 TO 1,000. WE ARE AWARE OF YOUR DIFFICULTIES (YOUR TELNO 137) BUT REMAINCONCERNED THAT THE PROSPECT FOR MARCH IS LESS THAN WE HAVE HOPED. IT WILL ONLY PRODUCE A FIGURE OF ABOUT 1762 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER INSTEAD OF THE 2600 TARGET MENTIONED IN YOUR TELNO 60 OF 24 JANUARY.
4. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TARGET FOR EACH MONTH CAN BE MET IN PRACTICE, WE SUGGEST THAT
(A) CALL-FORWARD LISTS FOR DEPARTURE IN EACH MONTH SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION ON OR BEFORE 15TH DAY OF THE MONTH, TO ALLOW ADEQUATE PROCESSING TIME AT OUR END: AND
(B) THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE CALLED FORWARD FOR DEPARTURE IN EACH MONTH SHOULD BE TEN PERCENT MORE THAN THE TARGET INTAKE FOR THAT MONTH, TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL WASTAGE DUE TO MEDICAL HOLDS AND DROPOUTS.
5. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THESE POINTS COULD BE CONSIDERED IN RESPECT OF THE MARCH INTAKE.
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MR MURRAY
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