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IN THE PLENARY SESSION THE USAG STRESSED DOMESTIC US CONCERN TO DAMAGE DOWN THE PROGRAME, AND TO EITERNATIONALISE WHAT
LEED INCREASINGLY A US ONLY RESPONSIBILITY. IN EARLIER SESSION KILLER REITERATED PREVIOUS VAGUE ASSURANCES THAT THE US WOULD DE PREPARED TO REEXAMINE HONG KONG'S RESIDUALS ONCE IT WAS CLEAR THE OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM HAD DRIED UP. INTERESTINGLY, SURECK DID APPEAR TO CONCEDE THAT HIGHER US OFFTAKES FROM OTHER PLACES ARE POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED.
3. NOT MUCH HELP, BUT WE SHALL FOLLOW UP WITH THE INS HERE ON THE 2,400 UK NO SHOWS, AND CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE SHARE OF THE LIMITED RESETTLEMENT PLACES THAT REMAIN. (YOU ASKED IN YOUR TELELETTER FOR AN UP-TO-DATE FIGURE FOR TOTAL HARDCORE OF ETHNIC CHINESE 5,01% REFUGEES HAVE BEEN HERE OVER 2 YEARS, OF WHO, 4,515 ARE CHINESE, MOSTLY FROM SOUTH VIETNAM. THIS HARDCORE INCLUDES THE DATAAN REFUSALS AND ALMOST ALL THE UK CASES).
SIGNED LIN. DAVIES
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HEGD REGISTRY PSE PARS COPIES TO SEAD,
NAD, UND
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HONG KONG GOVERMENT OFFICE LONDON