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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES LONDON, GENEVA BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON NEW YORK
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : FAMILY REUNION CASES IN AUSTRIA.
WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE AUSTRIAN 'CONSUL-GENERAL HERE
TO PROVIDE A LIST OF FAMILY REUNION CASES. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR SEEMED TO BE PREPARED IN PRINCIPLE
TO EXAMINE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
TO BE UNITED WITH VERY CLOSE RELATIVES IN AUSTRIA.
2. WE HAVE FORWARDED A LIST OF EIGHT FAMILIES, INVOLVING 27
REFUGEES. WE CAN PROVIDE COPIES IF REQUIRED.
3. WE SUGGEST THAT:
(A) VIENNA EXPLAINS THAT THIS LIST HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND REQUESTS SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION (15 REFUGEES, FOUR FAMILIES, ARE FROM
OPEN CENTRES AND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SX (6) YEARS).
(B) UKMIS GENEVA APPROACH THE AUSTRIAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE AND
PRESS FOR SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION DRAWING ON WOODHOUSE'S
CONVERSATION WITH KUSBACH IN GENEVA (OUR TELNO GAG 137 OF 15
OCTOBER REFERS).
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