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an approach at the political level would do no harm. However,
our record over the region is not as good as the FRG's.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' statistics for
cumulative acceptances of Indo-Chinese refugees since the outflow
from Vietnam began show that up to the end of May the FRG had
There is no prospect
taken 13,750 against our intake of 9,500.
of increasing the UK's quota at present. An approach by the Secre-
tary of State could well invite criticism of the British effort.
5. We have, of course, been lobbying regularly in European
and other capitals on Hong Kong's behalf and will continue to do
so, but it is a fact that our limited performance has weakened
our case. There is certainly no prospect of a new British quota
being agreed at present.
6.
I have not submitted until now because we were awaiting
the Governor's comments on Sir Oliver Wright's letter.
These
are contained in Hong Kong telegram No 807. They do not in the
event add substantially to the argument.
Дир
R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
2 July 1980
cc Mr Burns SEAD
agreed
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again
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