CON FID EN TIAL
December) UNHCR HQ
believes
not worth
(UKMIS letter of 20
pressing further (folio 495)
ITALY
1
Difficult but will consider (Rome telno 805, 27.9.85, folio 235)
In long term might be able to accept small number of refugees as
symbolic gesture. Cannot increase offtake at present. But wil1
continue to accept those with relatives already settled in Italy
(Northern (Rome) letter 14.10.85, folio 312)
Italian Consulate in Hong Kong: many internal problems,
including unemployment, terrorism, refugees from other places
therefore not in a position to consider accepting more from Hon g
Kong (but request referred to Rome)
telno (Hong Kong
2414,
5.11.85, folio 368)
Feldmann:
Italy
unlikely to be able to help (letter
Walker/Leeks 14.11.85, folio
>
Italians have told UNHCR they cannot help (UKMIS letter 20 Dec,
folio 495)
JAPAN
Agreed to consider
carefully
-
asked for details of other
countries' responses (Tokyo telno 684, 27.9.8, folio 230)
Mr O'Neill meeting with Japanese MFA: understand Hong Kong's
problems. Currently considering how many more refugees they
might take (4.9.85, folio 249)
Consulate General in Hong Kong: cautious; but will continue to
take refugees from Hong Kong. Resettlement mission to go to Hong Kong next year (Hong Kong telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264) Woodhouse meeting with Japanese
representative in Geneva: Hong