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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1103 OF 27 OCTOBER
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. MR ROBERT FUNSETH SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
REFUGEE PROGRAMMES AT US STATE DEPARTMENT (AMBASSADOR DOUGLAS'
DEPUTY) WILL BE IN LONDON ON 2-3 NOVEMBER HE WILL HAVE A FULL
DAY OF MEETINGS AT FCO ON 2 NOVEMBER THE MORNING SESSION OF
WHICH WILL BE ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO INDO-CHINESE REFUGEE QUESTIONS
INCLUDING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG. THE MEETING SHOULD
PROVIDE A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN AN INDICATION OF US
THINKING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HONOLULU CONFERENCE -
2. IN PARTICULAR WE ARE CONSIDERING RAISING THE FOLLOWING
SUBJECTS WITH FUNSETH
HOW
(A) HONOLULU HOW DO US VIEW ACHIEVEMENTS OF CONFERENCE?
(B) FOLLOW-UP TO HONOLULU - IS A FURTHER MEETING PLANNED?
WILL THIS TIE IN WITH DISCUSSIONS AT THE CONSULTATIVE MEETING
OF RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AT UNHCR EXCOM ON 14 OCTOBER (WHICH
WILLIAMSON ATTENDED)? WHAT WOULD US AIMS BE? WHO WOULD BE
INVITED?
(C) US POLICY ON REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG
(I) ANY PROGRESS IN RE-EXAMINATION OF 'UK NO-SHOW' CASES?
(WASHINGTON TELNO 1408 OF 19 MAY TO FCO REFERS).
(II) WHAT EFFECT WILL RECENT REVISION OF US GUIDELINES GOVERNING
DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS HAVE ON ACCEPTANCE OF REFUGEES
FROM HONG KONG?
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW DESKBY 3112002 WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION ON POINTS IN (C) ABOVE AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER
POINTS YOU WOULD LIKE US TO RAISE.
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