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territory's problem was still one of the worst in the region. I had been surprised, to say the least, to hear that Dr Specht had been told that it had been solved. All the infor- mation reaching the Embassy indicated that the contrary was true. If Dr Specht would like a further discussion of the subject I would be happy to oblige.
4. After a further rather inconclusive exchange Frau Lang agreed to look again at what might be done with the questionnaires. I am not, however, optimistic that much use will be made of them. More disturbing, however, is the impression that Dr Specht seems to have bought back from Hong Kong that the refugee problem has been solved. If it receives a wide airing among the German relief agencies it will be almost impossible to persuade them to put more pressure on the FRG authorities to accept further refugees from Hong Kong if and when the immigration problem here (my letter of 15 July to Ian Orr) eases.
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IC Orr Esq
Assistant Political Adviser
Hong Kong
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Stewart
SG Eldon