TO FILL THEM.
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3. WE WILL PRESS THE AMERICANS TO RELAX THEIR CRITERIA. BUT
ALTHOUGH THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SYMPATHY FOR HONG KONG IN THE US
REFUGEE PROGRAMME, WE DOUBT IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US
UNLESS HMG CONTINUES ITS OFFTAKE FROM HONG KONG WHEN THE FAMILY
REUNION CASES ARE COMPLETED.
4. FACED WITH A SITUATION IN WHICH RESETTLEMENT IN UK HAS
STOPPED AND US PLACES CANNOT BE FILLED, THE REMAINING RESETTLEMENT
COUNTRIES ARE UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE TO HELP ON THEIR PRESENT SCALE.
OUR RESIDENT REFUGEE POPULATION WILL BEGIN, ONCE AGAIN, TO GROW.
YOUDE
ENDS
HOWE
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