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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 238 OF 8 FEBRUARY
INFO UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
INFO HKGO LONDON
OUR TELNO 2455 OF 10 DECEMBER:
IN THE UK
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1984
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RESETTLEMENT
MR LUCE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR WADDINGTON SAYING THAT HE IS INCLINED TO AGREE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME BENEFIT IN A
GOVERNMENT GESTURE TOWARDS REFUGEES IN HONG KONG CAMPS, AND THAT HE IS THEREFORE WRITING TO THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL (BRC) IN
ADVANCE OF THE SCORRI REPORT CONFIRMING THAT HE IS PREPARED TO
CONSIDER INDIVIDUAL CASES WHICH THE BRC MAY WISH TO REFER TO HIM,
ON THE LINES DISCUSSED AT HIS MEETING WITH LORD ENNALS IN OCTOBER 1984. HE THEN EXPLAINS THAT HE DOES NOT THINK THE HOME
OFFICE CAN GO ANY FURTHER UNTIL THEY HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF THE
SCORRI ENQUIRY.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CASES MR WADDINGTON HAS IN MIND ARE
THOSE REFERRED TO IN 2ND SENTENCE OF PARA 2 OF TUR A LETTER HAS
NOW BEEN SENT TO THE BRC INFORMING THEM OF MR WADDINGTON'S
DECISION.
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