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FM FCO 311405Z JULY 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1100 OF 31 JULY
FOR WOODHOUSE FROM LEEKS
YOUR TELNO 1468: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: RESETTLEMENT FROM OPEN
CENTRES IN HONG KONG
1.
2.
THANK YOU FOR THE VERY FULL REPORT IN YOUR TUR.
FURTHER TO PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 1041, WE ARE STILL LOCKED IN
BATTLE WITH THE HOME OFFICE ON THE QUESTION OF FURTHER
RESETTLEMENT HERE OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG. IT WOULD
BE TACTICALLY UNWISE FOR US TO SEEK TO PURSUE YOUR PRESENT
SPECIFIC PROPOSAL WITH THE HOME OFFICE UNTIL THE WIDER ISSUES
HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH THEM.
3. AS YOU OBSERVE, YOUR PROPOSAL FALLS WITHIN THE TERMS OF
SCORRI RECOMMENDATION NO 5(III). IF PRESSED FOR A REPLY ON HMG'S
VIEWS, YOU MIGHT THEREFORE USE THE GENERAL LINE GIVEN IN PARA 3
OF OUR TELNO 1041. YOU MIGHT ALSO WISH TO POINT OUT THAT IN THE
EVENT THAT HMG WERE TO ACCEPT SCORRI RECOMMENDATION NO 1, THIS
WOULD AFFECT SOME OF THOSE LIVING IN THE TWO OPEN CENTRES.
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