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OCMIAN 8410
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PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
21110OZ MAY
GRE 196
Hinn 243/9
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
22 MAY 1986
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 947
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
OF 21110OZ MAY 86
NIR
YOUR TELNO 1357 (BEING REPEATED TO WASHINGTON): VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES
38410 - 1
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 RELEVANT) BY DIVERTING UNUSED SLOTS FROM OTHER PLACES OF
FIRST ASYLUM.
2.
WE HAVE IT IN MIND THAT NACH (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.
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
NAD
PE/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
DR WILEON
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