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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA, INFO PRIORITY HKGO'S BRUSSELS, GENEVA, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT
FOR: LEEKS FROM: WOODHOUSE
FROM JEAFFRESON'S DISCUSSIONS IN GENEVA WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT TO PRESENT THE UK EFFORT IN MONTHLY RATHER THAN TOTAL TERMS WOULD HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. WE REALISE THAT THE WHITE PAPER IS BEING PRINTED AND WE DO NOT (NOT) PROPOSE ANY CHANGE IN ITS CONTENT. HOWEVER, WE WONDER WHETHER YOUR DECISION TO ACCEPT APPROXIMATELY 500 FAMILY REUNION CASES COULD BE. PRESENTED IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD MAXIMISE ITS IMPACT.
2. WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES AND SUGGEST THAT IN SUBSEQUENT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS MATTER IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THE RATE AT WHICH THESE FAMILY REUNION CASES ARE ABSORBED INTO UK WILL DEPEND ON THE SPPED WITH WHICH THE AUTHORITIES CAN RESETTLE THEM. THE LARGE SCALE RESETTLEMENT IN UK OF 1979, 1980 AND 1981 CAUSED SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION. ACCORDINGLY, THESE 500 FAMILY REUNION CASES WILL BE RESETTLED MORE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY. THIS MEANS THAT RESETTLEMENT IN UK IS LIKELY TO BE AT THE RATE OF 40 (OR WHATEVER NUMBER YOU DECIDE) EACH MONTH.
3. IF THE DECISION IN THE WHITE PAPER WERE PRESENTED IN THIS MANNER, IT WOULD ENABLE US BOTH TO POINT TO A CONTINUING UK MONTHLY OFFTAKE (UP TO THE MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 500) AND URGE OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY THE USA, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA, TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO THE UK EXAMPLE (IE: INCREASE THEIR MONTHLY OFFTAKE).
4. ON A POINT OF DETAIL, WE WOULD BE WILLING TO UNDERTAKE THE NECESSARY SCREENING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THESE FAMILY REUNION CASES ON YOUR BEHALF. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STAFF COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CARRY OUT THIS WORK ACCORDING TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
5. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.
YOUDE
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