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16. ICELAND - UNLIKELY THOUGH IT MAY BE, THERE ARE ALREADY ABOUT 50 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN REYKJAVIK. NONE ARE FROM HONG KONG. COMMENT
BASED ON THE FCO'S TELNO 1623, WE FEEL THAT AN APPROACH THROUGH THE
ICELANDIC RED CROSS MIGHT BE PROMISING. THE BRITISH RED CROSS,
WHICH HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL IN CHANGING THE HONG KONG RED CROSS' DECISION REGARDING KA TAK, MIGHT BE A USEFUL CONDUIT.
17. LUXEMBOURG
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ANOTHER APPROACH VHA THE UNHCR. THE NUMBER WILL BE
SMALL, BUT AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL BURDEN SHARING IT IS USEFUL.
COMMENT THE UNHCR MUST BE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW UP ON EVEN THE
SMALLEST NUMBER OF PLACES.
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18 SWITZERLAND
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PERHAPS THE MOST DISAPPOINTING NEGATIVE RESPONSE OF ALL. IF THE SWIZZ PROVIDE THE NEXT HIGH COMMISSIONER, THEN T WILL HAVE TO DO BETTER. COMMENT WE SHALL HAVE TO PURSUE FAMILY REUNION CASES IN SWITZERLAND WHEN THE LISTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE
UNHCR HERE.
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19. CANADA ALTHOUGH THE QUOTA FOR 1986 HAS BEEN INCREASED BY ONLY 50 TO 650 (OUR TELNO 2606), THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE REGIONAL FIGURE HAS BEEN REDUCED. COMMENT
WE MUST CONTINUE TO HOPE THAT CANADA WILL ADD TO ITS OFFTAKE AS T
HAS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, BY 500 PLACES.
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20 TANZAN ÞA T HIS HARD TO TAKE THE IDEA OF "VJETNAMESE CHEFS IN
DAR ES SALAAM SERIOUSLY. BUT WE ARE GATHERING THE INFORMATION
REQUESTED IN THE FCO'S TELNO 255. COMMENT WE DO NOT (NOT) HOLD
OUT MUCH HOPE.
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