{
OCMIAN 4364
RESTRICTED
PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
101430Z FEB
GRS 172
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
14364 1
S
MKK 243/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
12 FEB 1986
„DESK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTAY
PA
Action Taken
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 266
OF 101430Z FEBRUARY 86
AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA.
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, HKGO BRUSSELS, HKGO GENEVA
INFO PRIORITY HKGO NEW YORK, HKGO WASHINGTON, HKGO LONDON
70
HONG KONG TELNO 421: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1.
WE WELCOME EXCO'S DECISIONS ON RESETTLEMENT, AND RASRO HOPE THAT THEY WILL PROMPT OTHERS TO RESPOND BY RESETTLING MORE
REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. IN VIEW OF THE INTEREST ALREADY EXPRESSED IN FURTHER ABSORPTION BY HONG KONG AND THE RASRO CENTRE WE ARE PREPARING TELEGRAMS TO POSTS AND TO UKMIS GENEVA (TO ASK
UNHCR TO APPROACH THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ASKED THAT SUCH APPROACHES BE MADE THROUGH UNHCR) INSTRUCTING THEM TO INFORM RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES OF HONG KONG'S DECISION AND TO URGE THE
RESETTLEMENT OF MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG CAMPS.
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING ·
DR WILSON
COPIES TO:
HKGO
MR RAWSTHORNE, HOME
HOUSE.
LUNAR
OFFICE
(72)