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year (0 Walker minute, 16.10.85, folio 296)
Woodhouse meeting with Purcell in Geneva: FY 85/6
resettlement
levels still not agreed. Emphasised importance of
of Blue Ribbon
Panel review of policy would enable Hong Kong to make its case
Hong Kong might benefit from regional
at high level.
reallocation
renewed
11
of places. US Would be happy to help trigger
interest in Hong Kong
in reply to UK initiative.
Meeting encouraging" (Woodhouse telex 14.10.85, folio 316)
see also Gomersall teleletter 15.10.85, folio 320)
Purcell meeting with Woodhouse in New York: US will continue to
help Hong Kong; but consider number involved in UK initiative to
be small (Woodhouse telex 24.10.85, folio 350) (See also 359)
Indo Chinese refugee panel to visit South East Asia (but not
Hong Kong) 3
25 November
teleletter 25.10.85,
folio 358)
US have
(Gomersall
UNHCR resettlement meeting in Hong Kong: US representative said
responded favourably to HMG's approach: they expect to
resettle 826 by end May, ie more than twice their commitment
(Hong Kong telno 2606, 22.11.85, folio 417)
ribbon
continue
to our
panel.
on refugees
but their
Feldmann: does not think refugee panel's decision not to visit
Hong Kong indicates negative attitude. But we should
to prod (letter Walker/Leeks 14.11.85, folio 431)
HKG comments on Hong Kong Te ln o 2606: US repon se
initiative will await recommendations of blue
(Meanwhile however they are helping by concentrating
in open camps, to enable Jubilee to be closed
off take remains within overall resettlement quota,
unchanged.) (Hong Kong Telno 2649, 27.11.85, folio 423)
(Washington Tel 10 Dec) no decision before Pay panel's
probably January 1986 (folio 471)
(State Department Te 1) Consider
which
is
report,
off take of 1600 in FY 1986.
Regional ceiling down by 5000 to 37000. Numbers eligible in
Hong Kong declining. UK request for others to do more than they (US)
are doing poses problems (folio 480)
(UKMIS letter of 20 December)
resettlement countries
(folio 495)
US awaiting reaction of other
(USCG Hong Kong Tel of 18 December 1985) estimate not more than
INS-approvable refugees in Hong Kong in FY 1986 (folio 9)
1700