PS/Mr Luce
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
CONFIDENTIAL
EPHEMERAL
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FROM: A C GALSWORTHY, HKD
DATE: 28 February 1985
1.
We spoke last night about the paper currently in preparation on
Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong. We agreed that it might be useful
for Mr Luce to see the draft as it stands at present on an informal
basis. We shall of course be submitting it with proper
recommendations in due course.
2.
It
The draft limits itself to an attempt to expound the problem,
predict where things will go if we let them drift, and set out
possible options with their advantages and disadvantages.
does not seek to make recommendations about which options should be
pursued. The reason for this is that there has hitherto been no
consensus
between the departments involved in the Office as to what
should be done. We therefore decided to start with a factual paper
and use it as a baseline for arguing out the recommendations.
3. The draft attached has been agreed among departments concerned
here, ie HKD, SEAD, UND and Legal Advisers. It is currently being
studied in Hong Kong, and we await their comments. We have asked
them to hurry up.
+KK 24315
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Jesény
28 February 1985
Action Taken
8H
A C Galsworthy
Hong Kong Department
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