VBIAXI
LKK 243/3 RECEIVED REGISTRY
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19 NOV 1986
F-ICER
PA
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MEETING OF BRITISH AND FRENCH COORDINATORS: 7 NOVEMBER
grek's
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
Points to Make
1.
Seriously concerned about Vietnamese refugee problem in
Hong Kong. UK and Hong Kong have accepted more refugees,
as have several friends and allies. A commitment by France
to accept a stated number of refugees from Hong Kong would also add a useful and exemplary political dimension.
2.
December.
Understand Mr Bariani visited Hanoi in October about
the remains of French MIAS.
Was the visit useful?
will be in the
in region again
schedule could include a brief visit to Hong
could you
first
Understand
you
Hope your
Kong,
that So
hand.
see the
at refugee problem
3.
that Hope
the "Ecole sans Frontières'
How
many refugees
conduct French
Vietnamese refugees in the Hong Kong camps
results.
Bariani expect could be resettled in France?
and language
project
orientation Courses
will produce
to
for
from this
programme
does
M.
Defensive
4.
(If
response
of
other countries
to
UK
pressed on initiative.) Encouraging that several countries (eg Belgium (29), Luxembourg (25), the Netherlands (80), Norway (75),
(100), Finland (70), Australia
(19), Canada
Canada (500)) have agreed to take
Hong Kong,
Sweden
Zealand
New (200),
more refugees from
5.
(If pressed
on possibility of further
resettlement
in
UK.) Are considering whether
refugees from Hong Kong.
we
can accept
more
Vietnamese
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