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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: FAMILY REUNION CASES
YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT DURING HIS MEETING ON 18
NOVEMBER WITH M. ROLAND DUMAS, FRENCH MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS, THE SECRETARY OF STATE RAISED THE ISSUE OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, AND ASKED IF FRANCE WOULD CONSIDER RECEIVING MORE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. M. DUMAS SAID THERE WAS
LITTLE SCOPE FOR THIS. REFUGEES WOULD HAVE TO MEET FRENCH REQUIREMENTS OF HAVING FAMILY TIES IN FRANCE AND/OR SPEAKING FRENCH HE UNDERSTOOD FEW OF THE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG MEET
THESE REQUIREMENTS. HE AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD BE EXCHANGES OF
INFORMATION BETWEEN BRITISH AND FRENCH OFFICIALS.
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WHILE THIS FRENCH RESPONSE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HELPFUL, YOU MIGHT WISH TO REFER TO THE DISCUSSION, AND PARTICULARLY TO M. DUMAS' LAST REMARK, WHEN YOU PASS TO THE FRENCH CONSULATE GENERAL THE LISTS OF REFUGEES THAT UNHCR ARE NOW PREPARING.
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