A
JA2ANL
CONFIDENTIAL
нии гиз HAN 243/1 *
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- 8 MAY 1986
FROM:
CO Hum
OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
DATE:
7 May 1986
Dr Wilson
cc Mr Masefield, FED
Mr Adams, SEAD
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG:
Problem
210 File
RESETTLEMENT IN JAPAN
1.
The Japanese are accepting very few Vietnamese refugees in the Hong Kong camps for resettlement in Japan, despite their professed wish to help.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that you speak to a Minister at the
Ambassador's absence
16
in
the
(until
the
Japanese Embassy, May), to convey our dissatisfaction with Japanese performance
to urge the Japanese to resettle a
substantially larger number of refugees in future.
concur.
and
FED
Background
3.
As the attached table shows, refugees from Hong Kong camps formed almost 20% of the total number of Vietnamese refugees accepted by Japan prior to 1982. However since 1982 this proportion has never exceeded 8.1%. One reason
for this
be may
the priority accorded tọ
in refugees
Thailand (see para 9 below). We believe, however, that a major factor is the zealous application of vaguely-drafted rules so as to disqualify most applicants.
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