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I SAID THAT I UNDERSTOOD AUSTRIA'S DIFFICULTIES BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HE WOULD ASK THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR TO CONSIDER TAKING THE 21 FAMILY REUNION CASES IN HONG KONG WITH CLOSE RELATIVES IN AUSTRIA. HE SAID THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY A EALISTIC PROPOSAL AND HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AUSTRIA ACCEPT THESE 21 IN RESPONSE TO THE UK INITIATIVE.
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I THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRESS GENTLY FOR THESE FAMILY REUNION CASES. WE COULD KEEP THE PRESSURE ON IN HONG KONG AND HMA VIENNA MIGHT DO THE SAME. THROUGH THE UNHCR, UKMIS GENEVA MIGHT ALSO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE.
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