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4. THE NCNA HAVE ALSO TOLD US THAT TWO OFFICIALS OF THE GUANGDONG
COMMITTEE FOR THE RECEIPTION OF INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES WOULD LIKE TO VISIT HONG KONG IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHINESE PROGRAMME FOR VOLUNTARY SETTELEMENT IN CHINA. WE HAVE AGREED TO THIS VISIT
AND TOLD THE NCNA THAT UNHCR HAVE FOUND ABOUT 100 DIRECT ARRIVALS, HERE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SETTLEMENT IN CHINA. WE HOPE. THE PRESENCE OF THE SELECTION TEAM MAY ENCOURAGE MORE. WE ALSO HOPE TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH THESE OFFICIALS ON THE OUTSTANDING REPATRIATION CASES.
5. IF YOU AGREE, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD BRIEF THE MFA ON THE RECENT OUTFLOW TO HONG KONG AND MACAU, SAYING THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MADE LOCALLY TO CURB IT, BUT THAT THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR THE OUTSTANDING CASES TO BE RESOLVED, ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY HAVE NOW BEEN HERE FOR MORE THATN 6 MONTHS, AS F A EXPLAINED TO THE MFA ON 7 MAY (GEORGE'S LETTER TO WILSON OF 13 MAY). AN ADDITIONAL DISTURBING ELEMENT IS EVIDENCE THAT SOME OVERSEAS CHINESE WITH NO LINKS TO VIETNAM AND LONG SETTLED IN CHINA HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO COME ON SOME OF THESE BOATS. WHILE THE VIETNAMESE CHINESE HAVE DISCOURAGED THIS, WE HAVE AREADY IDENTIFIED ONE SUCH CASE IN THE RECENT ARRIVALS AS WELL AS 5 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (THE LATTER HAVE ALREADY BEEN RETURNED).
6. FOR UKMIS GENEVA: WE HAVE BRIEFED TERLIN (UNHCR) HERE ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN PARAS 1, 2, AND 4 ABOVE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ALSO DO SO WITH MOUSSALLI REMINDING HIM OF THE CONCERN ABOUT JUST SUCH A RESURGENCE WHICH APA EXPRESSED AT HIS MEETING
WITH HIM ON 28 MAY.
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