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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS SENT
TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 947 OF 21/5/86
YOUR TELNO 1357 (BEING REPEATED TO WASHINGTON): VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES
1. WE TOO ARE CONCERNED AT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG AND FOR
THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME AS A WHOLE OF ANY DECREASE IN THE
VOLUME OF RESETTLEMENT TO THE US AS FORESHADOWED IN PARAS 9 AND 10
OF TUR. WE SHOULD BEGIN NOW TO URGE THE US TO AT LEAST MAINTAIN THE
PRESENT MOMENTUM BY AMENDING THEIR CRITERIA, OR (IF THIS IS RFELEVA-
NT) BY DIVERTING UNUSED SLOTS FROM OTHER PLACES OF FIRST ASYLUM.
2. WE HAVE IT IN MIND THAT NASH (SEAD) COULD SPEAK TO NEIGHBOUR (US)
EMBASSY) AGAIN, DRAWING UPON ANY IDEAS YOU OR WASHINGTON MAY HAVE AS
TO HOW THE US MIGHT MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT LEVEL OF RESETTLEMENT FROM
HONG KONG. TO AVOID ANY DANGEROUS HICCUPS IN THE NUMBER OF MONTHLY
DEPARTURES FOR THE US, WE SHOULD LIKE TO DO THIS SOON. YOU AND
WASHINGTON MAY ALSO, OF COURSE, WISH TO TACKLE THE AMERICANS
LOCALLY.
3. GRATEFUL YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT POINTS MIGHT BE PUT TO THE
AMERICANS.
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