RESTRICTED
GRS 150
RESTRICTED
FM PARIS
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 645
OF 261325Z JUN 86
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, BRUSSELS, LUXEMBOURG
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BRUSSELS FOR HKGO
243/3
YOUR TELNO 1197 TO HONG KONG : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
(
1. NEITHER WE NOR PICARD (HEAD OF MIGRATION DEPARTMENT, QUAI) ARE
AWARE OF INVOLVEMENT OF RESETTLEMENT BY MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES.
COULD THIS BE AN ERROR FOR ECOLES SANS FRONTIERES (ESF)?
1.
2. WHEN TSAO (HKGO, BRUSSELS) CALLED ON HIM THIS MORNING, PICARD SAI THAT FRENCH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ESF WAS EVIDENCE OF GOOD INTENTIONS, EVEN IF THEY COULD NOT GIVE AN UNDERTAKING TO ADMIT A FIXED NUMBER OF REFUGEES, EG BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
3. (FOR HONG KONG). OUR CONSULATE IS TELEXING SEPARATELY ON THE APPLICATION FOR VISA OF MARIA CENALMOR, WHO WISHES TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG ON 6 JULY TO START ORGANISING ESF'S WORK THERE. HE HOPE THAT
THIS CAN BE GIVEN SPECIAL PRIORITY.
FRETWELL
HKK 243,
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
-
- 1 JUL 1986
MINIMAL
HKD
WED
SEAD
UND.
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