(C) WE AND THE HOME OFFICE WOULD MERELY CHECK ON THESE SPEARATE
SUBMISSIONS BUT TAKE NO (NO) FURTHER ACTION AT THAT STAGE.
(D) THE HOME OFFICE WOULD COLLATE ONCE EACH MONTH A NUMBER OF CASES
WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE VOLAGS AND THEN TELEX US, COPYING THE VOLAGS, ASKING FOR THE RESULTS OF OUR CHECKS.
(E) WE WOULD REPLY (AS AT PRESENT) INDICATING THE NUMBERS WHO
CAN BE CONFIRMED AND DEPARTURE DATES. BUT WE WOULD HOLD BACK THOSE
WHO DID NOT (NOT) HAVE ACCOMMODATION UNTIL THE VOLAGS HAD
CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE. THESE REFUGEES WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
TO ARGYLE STREET TRANSIT CENTRE UNTIL THEIR DEPARTURE.
(F) THE HOME OFFICE CALL FORWARD WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE FINAL
DECISION ON WHO DEPARTS FOR U.K.
4. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MANY SPONSORS ON THE LISTS WE HAVE
ALREADY PROVIDED CANNOT BE TRACED. SINCE THE REFUGEE IS HONG KONG
IT IS LOGICAL TO SEEK HIS/HER HELP. THEREFORE, WE WOULD BE
GRATEFUL OF THE VOLAGS WOULD LET US KNOW WHICH SPONSORS CANNOT BE
TRACED. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
5. IF THIS SYSTEM IS AGREED (AND WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD
SEEK ITS ADOPTION) THEN COMMUNICATION WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT. WE
SHALL HAVE TO ENSURE THAT TELEX NUMBERS ARE EXCHANGED AND A
SIMPLE STANDARD PROCEDURE DEVELOPED. LISTS, WE SUGGEST, SHOULD BE
MENTIONED IN TELEXES, BUT TRANSFERRED BY FAXSIMILE FROM YOUR
OFFICE.
6. THIS SYSTEM MIGHT EVENTUALLY RESULTIN A 'STOCKPILE' OF
FAMILY REUNION CASES AWAITING DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG. BUT WE HOPE
TO STICK TO AN AVERAGE OF 40 PER MONTH.
AKERS-JONES
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
MR WILSON
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COPIES TO: HKGO
LONDON
LIZ HEBDEN, HOME OFFICE.
HMLNAN 1763
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