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GISTRY
COSEP 1900
OF 050247Z SEPTEMBER 86
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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INFO ROUTINE OTTAWA, CANBERRA, WASHINGTON, UKMS GENEVA
TRY
in jokani
Pines
YOUR TELNO 1530 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
1. FIRST SECRETARY (CHANCERY) LEFT A SPEAKING NOTE WITH NAKAHIRA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UN BUREAU, ON 4 SEPTEMBER. NAKAHIRA MADE NO IMMEDIATE SUBSTANTIVE REPLY BUT UNDERTOOK TO GIVE AN ANSWER SOON
2. NAKAHIRA SAID THAT THE MFA HAD NOW SECURED MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AGREEMENT TO SEND A RESETTLEMENT MISSION TO HONG KONG LATER THIS YEAR, AND PROMISED TO PROPOSE DATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN RESPONSE TO AN OFFER OF GENERAL HELP SHOULD THE MISSION REQUIRE IT, NAKAHIRA SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT COULD CARRY OUT SOME PRE-SELECTION OF POSSIBLE SUITABLE REFUGEES FOR SETTLEMENT IN JAPAN. WILTON EXPRESSED SOME DOUBT ABOUT THE FEASABILITY OF SUCH A PROCESS, BUT UNDERTOOK TO REPORT THE
SUGGESTION.
GIFFARD
YYYY
TYHPAN 6115
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
SEAD
HKD
UND
FED
NEWS D
REPEATED AS REQUESTED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
MAXD
P8
P8/MR RENTON PS / MR EGGAR
SIR W HARDING MR SLATER
MR WILSON
MR BRAITHWAITE
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