GRS 250
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2459
OF 110815Z NOVEMBER 85
RESTRICTED
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INFO ROUTINE PARIS, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : TELNO 949 FROM PARIS.
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FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 1717 WE SPOKE TO THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL
HERE (SOULE-SUSBIELLES) AT HIS REQUEST.
2. HE SAID THAT HE HAD CONVEYED THE CONTENTS OF OUR SPEAKING NOTE
OF 4 OCTOBER TO PARIS AND HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT FRANCE HAD MANY
COMMITMENTS TO REFUGEES IN THE REGION. THERE WERE MANY WHO HAD
CLOSE TIES WITH FRANCE TO WHOM RESETTLEMENT WOULD BE GRANTED.
BUT HE SAID PARIS REGRETTED IT WAS UNABLE TO RESPOND TTO HMG'S
INITIATIVE BY GIVING PRIORITY TO HONG KONG.
3. HE SAID THAT PARIS HAD SAID IT WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER A SMALL NUMBER OF FAMILY REUNION CASES, FRANKOPHONES OR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. HE ASKED WHETHER A LIST OF THESE REFUGEES COULD BE PASSED
TO HIM. WE SAID THAT WE WOULD OBTAIN THE LIST FROM UNHCR.
4. IN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY REUNION AND FRANKOPHONE CASES MENTIONED IN MY TELNO 2434, THERE ARE ABOUT 108 UNACCOMPANIED MINOPS IN HONG
KONG.
5. WHEN WE OBTAIN THTE LIST FROM THE UNHCR WE WILL PASS IT TTO THE
FRENCH C.G. HERE.
YOUDE
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
FED
MR GOODALL
NEWS D
MR O'NEILL
MAED PS
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE
HKGO
LONDON
1
MR WILSON
SIR W HARDING
RESTRICTED.
LKK 24312
RECEIVED IN MEG, TRY
12 NOV 1985
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