OCT 23 '86 13:46 HK OFFICE WASHINGTON
SQVAR
Hrch 213/5
RECEIVED IN REGÍSTRY
13 NOV 1986
ICER
JISTRY
PA
1 Acton Taken
NO.- W/M/385 DATED 22 OCTOBER 1986
Amell
5/201
114
P.1
Peneva Office & London office
PA KRZWl
D
ام
LU JEAFFRESON, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY
KEN WOODHOUSE IN WASHINGTON
SUPLED TO : BEN TANG IN LONDON (PLEASE COPY TO LEEKS AT FCO)
ANTHONY WOO IN GENEVA (PLEASE COPY TO DELIA WALKER
AT UKMIS)
DISCUSS LONG WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
за
1 HELD FIVE SEPARATE MEETINGS TODAY (21 OCTOBER) WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. A WIDE SELECTION OF ISSUES WERE RAISED.
I EXPLAINED ONE ANALYSIS OF THE INCREASED ARRIVALS AND, IN GREAT DETAIL SEVERAL TIMES. OUR VIEWS ON SCREENING AND REPATRIATION. I HAD TO WITHSTAND A LOT OF PRESSURE ABOUT HMG'S PRESENT POSITION ON RESETTLEMENT. 1 SAID THAT NO (NO) DECISION HAD YET BEEN TAKEN BY HMG. 1 EXPLAINED THT THE OFFTAKE HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED NOT (NOT) STOPPED.
3.
I FLOATED THE IDEA OF RELAXING THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR PS CASES. THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE (ALTHOUGH IT WILL ONLY RESULT IN 100 200 REBETTLEMENT PLACES FOR US). I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE 1200 P3 AND PS CASES WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT BUT WHO THE AMERICANS ACKNOWLEDGE WILL QUALIFY IN DUE COURSE FOR IMMIGRATION TO THE US. I ASKED WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE S- 10 YEARS IT WILL TAKE FOR THEM TO GO. THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
THEY THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS MORE INTEREST IN WASINGTON IN ROOT CAUSE SULUTIONS. THE IGC WAS WORKING WITH THE UNHCR ON THIS MATTER AND THEY WERE AWAITING THE HIGH COMMI931ONER'S REDRAFT WHICH THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THEY THOUGHT THAT HMG'S MEMBERSHIP OF THE IBC WOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY WHEN THE SITUATION HAD CLARIFIED, BUT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT ANY EXPANSION OF THE 160 WOULD LEAD TO DEMANDS FROM OTHERS TO JOIN AND, THEREBY, RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
I HOPE TO GET A FURTHER READOUT ON THE IGC TOMORROW WHEN I MEET BOS FUNSETH. THE CANADIAN AND AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON WHO DEAL WITH REFUGEES HAVE ASKED, THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT, 100 SEE ME TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE 1GC.
"
904, 10
4