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MY TELNO 2181 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: LUXEMBOURG
1.
HKGO BRUSSELS HAVE BRIEFED US (AND REPORTED DIRECT TO WOODHOUSE, HONG KONG) ON AN ACCOUNT BY GUYAUX OF THE MEETING ON 13 AUGUST
REFERRED TO IN MY TUR AND I HAVE CHECKED THE POSITION WITH REUTER
(MFA). WORK IS NOW IN FULL SWING ON SELECTION FROM THE NAMES SUBMITTED, JOBS, HOUSING, ETC, AND REUTER CONSIDERS IT ONLY A FORMALITY THAT THE LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT WILL DECIDE, PROBABLY IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, TO TAKE ABOUT 25 REFUGEES WHO COULD COME HERE
ABOUT THE END OF FEBRUARY 1987.
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2.
GUYAUX MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY THAT LUXEMBOURG MIGHT TAKE A
SECOND CONTINGENT IF INTEGRATION OF THE FIRST 25 GOES WELL, AND REUTER SAID THE SAME TO ME EXPLAINING THAT 25/30 WAS AS MANY
AS LUXEMBOURG'S RECEPTION FACILITIES COULD HANDLE AT ONE TIME.
3. WHEN WE HAVE OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE DECISION I RECOMMEND
THAT A WARM MESSAGE OF THANKS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT. IN VIEW OF THE CONVERSATION REPORTED IN HONG KONG
TELNO 2135 OF 10 OCTOBER 1985 THIS COULD APPROPRIATELY GO FROM THE
GOVERNOR TO PRIME MINISTER SANTER, CONFIRMED BY AN ORAL WORD OF
THANKS FROM THE DUKE OF KENT TO PRINCE HENRI WHEN THE DUKE
COMES HERE ON 24 OCTOBER. IF THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE COULD UPDATE
SOME OF THE FIGURES IN YOUR GUIDANCE TELNO 125 AND TELNO 507
TO BONN OF 23 SEPTEMBER 1985, THIS COULD LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR
AGREEMENT TO TAKE A SECOND CONTINGENT (REUTER IS WATCHING THE
BELGIAN RESPONSE PARTICULARLY CLOSELY).
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