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....In Confidence

SUBJECT:

VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: SCORRI REPORT AND

FUTURE POLICY

to

I am sorry that you have not yet felt able to reply

minute to y ou of 20 May this subject. I under

Vietnamese from Richard Luce, who has spoken to David Wadding

The Gronments response about the April SCORTCI repot and our future родуў он refugees in Hong

Kons⋅

Ithat

y ou are now

thinking in terms of delaying

Juntil

after the

summer recess.

I also understand

you have difficulty with the proposals which I made

minute.

I am very concerned about this.

There

pressure in Hong Kong on this subject, anda

danger to HMG's

credibility

there. Ther

do more o

doubt in my mind

that our failure to hel

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strongly adverse affect on the attitude

resettlement countries. It is notable th

whe

are the power constitutionally

Kong, have done considerably Jess to help

countries as Norway, France, West, Germany

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