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TO PRIORITY FCO
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OF 26074OZ SEPTEMBER 86
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, BRUSSELS, LUXEMBOURG, PARIS
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: EFFORTS OF ALBERT GUYAUX.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING PROGRESS REPORT FROM OUR BRUSSELS OFFICE ON THE EFFORTS OF GUYAUX:
**ALPERT GUYAUX CALLED YESTERDAY TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF HIS RECENT ACTIVITIES AND MENTIONED THE FOLLOWING:
N. THE FINAL LIST OF 25 VRS FROM HONG KONG HAS BEEN AGREED DY THE LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE PASSED OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY (26.9). THE LIST INCLUDES THOSE REFUGEES WHICH WERE INTER- VIEWED BY GUYAUX WHILST IN HONG KONG. HE IS HOPEFUL THAT THE REST OF THE 98 HE INTERVIEWED WILL ALSO PE ACCEPTED BY LUXEMBOURG SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WILL BE CONTINUING HIS EFFORTS ALONG THESE LINES.
*H. THE 'COMMUNAUTE FRANCHASE'' (FRENCH COMMUNITY) A GROUP OF
INSTITUTIONS IN BELGIUM WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES THOSE RELATED TO CULTURE AND EDUCATION, HAS REACHED AGREEMENT ON PROVIDING AND BEARING THE COST OF A FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHER FOR VRS IN HONG
KONG FOR A SIX-MONTH PERIOD FROM 15 OCTOBER.
HH. MR. GUYAUX WAS ALSO AT A MEETING OF THE UNHCR IN GENEVA AND MÉT AND HAD TALKS WITH MME TSENG, THE HEAD OF DESK FOR ASIA/OCEANIA,' WHO IS, ACCORDING TO GUYAUX, VEPY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG'S REFUGEE CAMPS AND WAS VERY HELPFUL.
V.. MR. GUYAUX ALSO RECEIVED RECENTLY THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT'S
FINAL APPROVAL FOP ACCEPTANCE OF THE EIGHT FAMILIES OF VRS FROM
HONG KONG. HE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THEIR FAMILIES HERE IN BELGIUM AND ARRANGING WITH CHARITAPLE ORGANISATIONS FOR
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