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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 952 OF 28 JULY
INFO PRIORITY ATHENS
INFO SAVING UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 625: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: GREEK PROGRAMME.
WE HOPE THE REMAINDER OF THE GREEK QUOTA CAN BE FILLED FROM HONG KONG. THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICE HAS AGREED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO FIND CANDIDATES AND HOPES THAT SOME WITH THE BACKGROUND THE GREEKS WOULD PREFER CAN BE FOUND FROM RECENT ARRIVALS. THE PROBLEM IS LESS FINDING REFUGEES WITH AN AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND THAN PERSUADING THEM TO TAKE UP SUCH WORK IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESETTLEMENT. WE AND THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICE BELIEVE THIS DIFFICULTY WOULD ALSO
ARISE WITH REFUGEES ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION.
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2. IT WOULD HELP IF THE GREEKS COULD BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT THE
CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE AND WE HAVE ASKED THE LOCAL UNHCR
OFFICE TO TAKE THIS UP THROUGH THEIR UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN ATHENS.
3. WE HOPE TO LET YOU KNOW IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS HOW SUCCESSFUL
UNHCR ARE, WITH OUR HELP, IN FINDING NEW CANDIDATES.
FCO PASS SAVING TO UKMIS GENEVA
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COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOUT OFFICE,
LONDON
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