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16 DEC 1935
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FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 455
OF 101605Z DECEMBER 1985
INCE IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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SCORRY.
FCO TELNO 1902 TO HONG KONG AND TEL NO 162 TO VIENNA, HONG KONG TELS NOS 2771, 2772, 2772 AND 27
(456)
(457)
2732;
(460)
RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN MISSIONS AS INSTRUCTED (SEE FARAGRAPH 3 BELOW). WE HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO FELDMAN, UNHCR ABOUT DENMARK AS INSTRUCTED (MISS WALKER'S LETTER OF 6 DECENTER) AND ABOUT NORWAY (MISS WALKER'S TELFLETTER OF 9 DECEMBER)
461
(462)
2. THE PROPOSED RESETTLEMENT MONITORING MEETING (HONG KONG TEL NO 2783, PARA 1) HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY JANUAPY WHEN FELDMAN WILL ALSO INTRODUCE HIS SUCCESSOR ISSAKA (A TOGOLESE WHO HAS JUST
WE ARE HOWEVER COMPLETED AN ASSIGNMENT WITH UNHCR IN DJIBOUTI). HAVING A SEPARATE PRIVATE MEETING WITH FELDMAN ON 16 DECEMBER TO CO
WE SHALL THROUCH THE LIST WITH HIM AGAIN COUNTRY TY COUNTRY. PARTICULARLY BEAR IN MIND PARACRAPH 2 OF HONG KONG TELO 2773.
3. COMMENT. WE HAVE STARTED TO TALK TO THE MISSIONS HERE LONC THE LINES SUGGESTED, BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT PERMANENT MISSIONS ARE NOT WELL SIGHTED IN THE ABSENCE OF VISITING EXPERTS WHOM WE LOBBIED DURING EXCOM. FOR EXAMPLE, ROTH THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN MISSIONS
WE HAD NO DETAILS OF THE REFUGEE OFFERS MADE BY THEIP GOVERNMENTS GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION WE HAD - BUT AGREED TO PASS THE MESSACE ON
TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPITALS.
14.
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