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5. IN DISCUSSING THIS AND OTHER VR ISSUES, MEISSNER CONCEDED
THAT FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES CONTINUE TO PLAY A VITAL PART IN
DETERMINING US REFUGE OFFTAKE FROM THE REGION. SHE HINTED
(PLEASE PROTECT) THAT THAIS AND MALAYS WILL BE LOBBYING HARD
IN RUN-UP TO NEXT MONTH'S CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON FY1984 US
REFUGEE PROGRAMME. THIS LOBBYING CAN ONLY BE AT OUR EXPENSE.
MEANWHILE 30TH MEISSNER AND USCG INDICATED THAT US CEILING FOR
ASIAN REFUGEE ADMISSIONS IN FY1984 WILL AT LEAST BE 25 PER CENT
DOWN ON 1983 CEILING.
6. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, GRATEFUL IF WASHINGTON COULD BE ASKED
TO LOBBY STATE DEPARTMENT ON OUR BEHALF. OUR TELNO 332 AND 1101
GIVE PRESENT POSITION ON VR PROBLEM IN HONG KONG, AND WE CAN GIVE
UPDATED STATISTICS IF NEEDED. WE SHALL ALSO SEND OUR NEW YORK
COMMISSIONER SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS TO LOBBY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES
THERE.
HADDON-CAVE
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMEKUND
SEAD
UND
FED
PUSD NEWS D MAED
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/FUS
MR WRIGHT MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR ADAMS MR URE
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