AUSTRIA
C ON FID EN TIAL
Austrian
representative
in Hong Kong: Sympathetic; but pressing
refugees problem from E Europe. Mentioned negative reply to
recent plea to take more refugees from open camps (Hong Kong
telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)
MF not unsympathetic,
but stressed Austria's other commitments.
Will consider further in the light of report from Austrian
representative in Hong Kong (Vienna telno 112,
112, 9.10.85, folio
273)
Woodhouse meeting with Austrian
representative
:
in Geneva:
outstanding
favourable response unlikely; but acceptance of 21 family reunion cases "probably a realistic proposal" (Woodhouse
telex 15.10.85, folio 314)
for family reunion.
requests
Austrian authorities prepared to examine individual
Austrian Consul General in Hong Kong
instructed to liaise with HKG (Vienna telno 120, 5.11.85, folio
366)
Feldmann: UNHCR will follow up family reunion offer (Letter
Walker/Leeks, 14.11.85, folio 431)
(Hong Kong Tel 2698 of 3 December) Consul General in Hong Kong
requested list of FR cases, saying Ministry of Interior prepared
in principle to examine cases with very close relatives in
List of
of 27 from 8 families given to Austrians(folio
Austria.
445)
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