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APPROACH THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:
(I) COUNTRIES WHICH ALREADY TAKE LARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES
FROM HONG KONG: US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA.
(II) EC COUNTRIES (INCLUDING SOAIN AND PORTUGAL AS PROSPECTIVE
MEMBERS).
(III) NON-EC COUNTRIES IN EUROPE: AUSTRIA, FINLAND, SWEDEN,
NORWAY, SWITZERLAND AND ICELAND.
(IV) COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES: IN ADDITION TO CANADA AND
AUSTRALIA (SEE (I) ABOVE), NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER
PACIFIC COUNTRIES MIGHT BE APPROACHED.
(V) JAPAN.
(VI) OTHERS: CERTAIN LATIN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES, EG
BOLIVIA, BELIZE, IVORY COAST.
4. WE WOULD ALSO PROPOSE TO ISSUE A GUIDANCE TELEGRAM TO ENSURE
THAT ALL POSTS ARE BRIEFED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARISE TO RAISE THE SUBJECT WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS.
5. ON (B) WE WOULD PROPOSE TO APPROACH UNHCR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER, AND ASK THEM TO SPEAK TO REPRESENTATIVES OF AS MANY COUNTRIES AS POSSIBLE ON OUR BEHALF. 6. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO FOLLOW UP THESE APPROACHES ON OTHER SUITABLE OCCASIONS, EG THE UNHCR EXCOM, THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS (7-15, 1-13 AND 16-22 OCTOBER RESPECTIVELY). 7. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THESE SUGGESTIONS.
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UNIT WITH POLE VOLAN OMONOPRIT DENGE FRASER DENTROLARAK MEDIA KAR
UND
DR WILSON
SIR W HARDING
PS/MR LUCE
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