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GRS 200
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 4
TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
OF 1205OOZ DECEMBER 85
459
RESTRICTED
11
YOUR TELNO.455: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TUR.
Dr Walker
pa SCORRY.
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2. THE MEETING ON 16 DECEMBER SOUNDS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD IN MIND.
WE HAVE NO (NO) FURTHER SUGGESTIONS TO OUR TELNOS 2772 AND 2773.
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MEETING.
3. WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ADVICE REGARDING INTERVENTIONS IN GENEVA. HOWEVER YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT APPROACHES FROM THE UNHCR HERE ON, FOR EXAMPLE, FAMILY REUNION CASES, WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES IN GENEVA OF THE COUNTRY CONCERNED. YOU MIGHT WISH TO FOLLOW UP THESE APPROACHES, ON WHICH WE WILL ADVISE YOU.
4. WE DO NOT (NOT) LOOK ON ANY INTERVENTION BY YOU AS A THIRD TIEP, BUT MORE AS A VERY USEFUL APPROACH FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION WHICH MIGHT HELP. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FACT THAT THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN MISSIONS PASSED YOUR MESSAGE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPITALS (PARA 3 OF TUR) CAN ONLY REINFORCE OUR APPROACHES. OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD
NOT (NOT) BE CARRIED TOO FAR, BUT WE THINK THAT YOUR EFFORTS DO
HELP.
YOUDE
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