RESTRICTED
HKK 243
GRS 120
RESTRICTED
FM UKMIS GENEVA 131705Z OCT 82
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 513 OF 13 OCTOBER 1982
INFO PRIORITY OTTAWA, HONG KONG
HONG KONG: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
No
1. WE UNDERSTAND FROM CANADIAN MISSION THAT CANADIAN GOVERNMENT WILL IN NEXT FEW DAYS DECIDE ALLOCATION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR NEXT YEAR AMONG FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES. THAILAND AND INDONESIA HAVE BEEN LOBBYING HERE AND IN OTTAWA AT HIGH LEVEL. IF WE CAN DO THE SAME FOR HONG KONG WE MAY BE ABLE TO EXPLOIT AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP REDUCE REFUGEE NUMBERS THERE, WHICH IT WOULD BE A PITY TO MISS.
2. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO ASK OTTAWA TO INTERVENE
URGENTLY AT HIGH LEVEL IN CANADIAN IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE DRAWING ON HONG KONG TELEGRAM 1065 TO FCO OF 17 SEPTEMBER.
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See
MARSHALL
LIMITED
HK + GD
SEAD
NAD
UND
NEWS D
FED
PS
PS/LORD BELSTEAD
PS/LORD
PS PUS
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR URE
RESTRICTED
202
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
243
145
246