OCMIAN 2209
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00 HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
161200Z DEC
GRS 560
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1989
OF 16120OZ DECEMBER 85
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNOS 2771, 2772, 2773 AND 2783 TO FCO, YOUR TELNO 4 TO
UKMIS GENEVA, AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 455 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES: PROPOSED ACTION FOR ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT
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1.
THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON, VON ARNIM, CALLED ON
HKD AT HIS OWN REQUEST ON 6 DECEMBER. THE PURPOSE OF HIS CALL
WAS TO CLARIFY WITH US IN ADVANCE OF THE RESETTLEMENT MEETING IN
GENEVA (THEN SCHEDULED FOR 17 D'CEMBER BUT NOW POSTPONED UNTIL
JANUARY PARA 2 OF UKMIS GENEVA TUR) HOW MATTERS STOOD WITH EACH
OF THE COUNTRIES WE HAVE APPROACHED. THE INFORMATION HE GAVE US
ON THE POSITION OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES IS SET OUT IN MIFT.
(COPY OF RECORD FOLLOWS BY BAG.)
2.
VON ARNIM THOUGHT THAT SEVERAL COUNTRIES WOULD BE
ANNOUNCING THEIR RESPONSES TO OUR INITIATIVE AT THE RESETTLEMENT
MEETING. WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO LAUNCH A FURTHER
GENERAL INITIATIVE OF THE KIND PROPOSED IN YOUR TUR'S IN ADVANCE
OF THIS MEETING.
3.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE PLAN OF ACTION
OUTLINED IN PARAS 4, 5 AND 6 OF YOUR TELNO 2771:
4.
PARA 4: WE AGREE WITH ALL THESE POINTS.
HOWEVER WE NOTE
THAT THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE HKG'S UNDERTAKING, ANNOUNCED IN THE WHITE PAPER, TO CONSIDER ABSORBING SOME OF THE ETHNIC CHINESE
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