GINAAG
CONFIDENTIAL
SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH GENSCHER, 12 APRIL
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
Points to Make
1.
Seriously concerned about Vietnamese refugee problem in Hong Kong. UK and Hong Kong are accepting more refugees, as are several friends and
friends and allies. Pressing others, including
EC partners, to do more.
2.
About 90 of the 9,100 refugees in Hong Kong have
relatives in Germany. Hope you can accept at least these refugees. Any gesture beyond this would
exemplary political dimension.
add a useful and
Defensive
3.
(If pressed on
response
of other
countries
to
UK
initiative.)
Too
early
to
assess
overall response,
but
encouraging
that several
countries (eg the Netherlands,
Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) have agreed
to take more refugees from Hong Kong.
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