outside
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German
However,
refugees who had been rescued at sea by FRG-registered ships, and those with close relatives in Germany. FRO accepts refugees direct from Vietnam under the Orderly
FRG Departure Programme (1,148 in 1985). Altogether it has
resettled
25,000 some
(compared with the UK's 19,000).
FRE
Indo-Chinese
exceptimally
since refugees
1975
In 1985 the Germans agreed to accept 32 refugees from Hong Kong as part of an ørre off intake of 300 Indo-Chinese refugees with remoter family links with FRG, but Delay in
considering these cases has meant that only four have yet received permission to resettle in FRGI. 12 are awaiting documentation or supplementary information: and the others been resettled elsewhere or have become ineligible (eg by marrying).
Chave
the
either
SUR C
We
In response to the Embassy's approach in October 1985, Auswaertiges Amt initially said that they would press for the admission of all Vietnamese in Hong Kong with relatives in Germany (the Hong Kong Government believe there are now about 90 of these),but However the Auswaertiges Amt
FRG could not said later that the German Government are unable to admit any Indo-Chinese refugees from Hong Kong other than those in
carteria the categories agreed with the Länder. We understand that the Germans' problems over Tamils and other South Asian refugees foot to mention East German and East Europeans7 lead them to accord a low priority to Vietnamese refugees.
We see little hope of the Germans
without strong political pressure.
ون
other
changing their
minds
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60
Mr
Eggar
raised the subjeet
State Secretary at
in
, because
with Dr November
whe the Auswaertiges Amt
about Far
Meyer-Landrut,
said that the Länder were particularly cautious
Eastern refugees Because of this, and the controversy about the numbers of foreigners-- seeking asylum in the FRG it was difficult (15,000 in 1985), the Federal Government could only push them bänder for acceptance of those with "first grade" tie very
close
fight.
even
to
family connections. Even this would involve a hard
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