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YOUR TELNOS 1967 AND 1978: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT
PRESS RELEASE IN SECOND TUR LOOKS FINE FROM OUR POINT OF
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
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VIEW.
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(II)
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PARA 5, LINE 7: HOME OFFICE WOULD PREFER 'LIKELY' TO BE
REPLACED BY 'ESTIMATED'.
PARA 6, LAST SENTENCE: WE SUGGEST YOU REPHRASE THIS AS
FOLLOWS:
'THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY
SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARISE IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO
PRESS HONG KONG'S CASE WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS'. THIS IS
BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE ARE PROVIDING BRIEFING ON VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES FOR ALL HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS AT WHICH IT MIGHT BE
POSSIBLE TO RAISE THE MATTER, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT
SUCH OPPORTUNITIES WILL IN FACT ARISE AT EVERY MEETING.
TO AVOID POSSIBLE HOSTILE QUESTIONING BY THE HONG KONG
PRESS WE THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO MENTION SPECIFIC
MEETINGS IN ADVANCE.
THE HOME OFFICE WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON BRIEFING THE UK
PRESS. WE SHALL REFER MOST ENQUIRIES ABOUT UK RESETTLEMENT TO
THEM, EXCEPT THOSE INVOLVING DISCUSSION OF THE DIPLOMATIC
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