From the Private Secretary
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RELENA HAIRY NO. 51
14 SEP 1981
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11 March' 1981
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The Prime Minister has seen the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's minute to her of 4 March on this subject. She has also seen the Home Secretary's minute of 28 February. The Prime Minister agrees that the quota of 10,000 refugees may be met in its entirety from Hong Kong. The Prime Minister also agrees that a decision on the acceptance of refugees beyond this total should be delayed until after the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's forthcoming visit to Hong Kong. However, she has commented that she will take a good deal of convincing that it would be right to enter into a new commitment to admit further Vietnamese refugees from the territory into this country.
The Prime Minister looks forward to receiving early advice as to what should be done about refugees who may hereafter be picked up at sea by British vessels. As you are well aware, guarantees given for entry into this country by such refugees in the past have been counted against the quota.
I am sending copies of this letter to John Halliday (Home Office) and David Wright (Cabinet Office).
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