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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
Telephone 01-
1
-OCT 1986
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Your reference
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R M Morris Esq
Immigration & Nationality Dept
Home Office
Lunar House
CROYDON
Shear Bob,
HONG KONG:
1.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
Our reference
HKK 243/11
Date
1 October 1986
We spoke today regarding briefing for the UK delegation to attend the UNHCR
in Geneva between 6 Executive Committee (EXCOM) in and 16 October. Our United Nations Department have been in close contact with Roy McDowall on the preparation of briefing for the delegation.
2.
One
aim important
of
delegation, our
this
as
year previously, will be to seek to mobilise assistance for Hong Kong both in the main EXCOM
in the margins. sessions and
with UNHCR delegation
problems Kong's Hong resettlement countries, they
to be pressed are certain
raise
or
When the the
main on what
more HMG propose to do in this regard. We can of course point to
of
commitment to take an our SCORRI the approaching fulfilment additional 500 from Hong Kong and some 60 from camps elsewhere: but I am sure we shall Se expected to go further would therefore be grateful
a for your advice on which the delegation might deploy in such circumstances.
3.
for
than this. I defensive line
to
review Home Office Ministers will naturally wish carefully following Mr Waddington's recent visit what more the UK resettlement can and should do in the way of permitting further
We understand that we here of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong.
able therefore not be
to say anything definite until after may EXCOM has ended: but the more positive the "holding line" deploy, the better will be the prospects over the next few weeks for Hong Kong. If possible, we of persuading others to do more
sort of defensive line following should like to deploy the further UK resettlement:
course
"Remain very concerned about problem in Hong Kong.
of As part
commitment have of our SCORRI taken 40 per month from Hong Kong over past year, and now in process of accepting additional 60 from
in elsewhere camps commitment to
Recall SCORRI further
consider
numbers
from
Hong
Kong
SE Asia.
accepting
in
the
light
responses.
limited
of
Home
office Minister
responsible
for
refugees visited
Hong
21-28 Kong
September:
Ministers
now
circumstances and other countries'
we can
on
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