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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG: RESETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA
1.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT MR HURFORD ANNOUNCED IN ANSWER TO A
PQ ON 17 OCTOBER A DECISION TO INCREASE THEIR INTAKE OF REFUGEES
FROM HONG KONG IN 1985/86 FROM 400 TO 600 AND POSSIBLY TO 800,
IN RESPONSE TO OUR RECENT APPROACHES.` THIS IS VERY WELCOME NEWS.
ASSUMING THAT YOU CAN CONFIRM IT, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU
WOULD CONVEY OUR GRATITUDE TO THE AUSTRALIANS.
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