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DSR 11 (Revised)
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LORD BELSTEAD
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
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1.
You asked if we could look again at the
recommendation in my minute of 12 April and also at the
draft telegrams in the light of the remarks made by
Mr Hartling when he saw you on 14 April.
2.
The view of departments is that Mr Hartling may be
quite justified in expecting a continued reduction in
arrivals of boat people in the area in the coming year
(certainly the Vietnames2 are now showing signs of being
seriously concerned at the continuing drain on Vietnam as
well as the damage to their image in the West), and that
this may well produce a fall unlike last year - in the
numbers reaching Hong Kong. Arrivals in Hong Kong are
already significantly down on the same period last year.
But with the severe cutback in resettlement places, Hong
Kong is still likely to see a net increase in numbers as
the summer (SW monsoon season) progresses and Vietnamese
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