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PRINTING. WE REALLY NEED TO GET OUR DRAFT TO THEM BY THE END OF
AUGUST.
3. THE POSITION ON EACH OF THE SCORRI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHICH
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE IS AS FOLLOWS:
(I) CLOSED CAMPS (RECOMMENDATION NO 2):
(II)
4.
CLEARED WITH YOU (OUR TEL NO 742).
DRAFT READY AND
TRAINING (NO 3): WE ARE NOW SENDING YOU A DRAFT BASED ON THE VERY USEFUL MATERIAL IN YOUR TEL NOS 1295 AND 1406, AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS BY 22 AUGUST. TEXT IN
MIFT.
(III) INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE ON RESETTLEMENT (NOS
5(I) AND (II) AND 6): WE ARE WORKING ON A DRAFT, AND WILL
SEND YOU A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS LEAVES RECOMMENDATION 5(IV) OUTSTANDING. PARA (G) OF
YOUR TEL NO 1034 RECORDED EXCO'S INITIAL VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECT.
ALTHOUGH WE RECOGNISE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR EXCO TO REACH A
DECISION PRIOR TO FINAL MINISTERIAL DECISIONS HERE ON THE UK
RESETTLEMENT FORMULA, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOW
CONSULT THEM AGAIN ON THIS RECOMMENDATION AND LET US KNOW HOW WE
MIGHT RESPOND TO IT IN THE WHITE PAPER. NATURALLY, THE MORE
POSITIVE A RESPONSE, THE STRONGER OUR HAND WILL BE IN OUR FUTURE
ATTEMPTS TO PERSUADE THE HOME OFFICE TO UNDERTAKE FURTHER
RESETTLEMENT FROM HONG KONG IN RESPONSE TO SCORRI RECOMMENDATION
NO 5(III).
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