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5. WE THANKED THE COVSUL GENERAL OF THE
1986-87. WE VOICED OUR CONCERN OVER THE APPARENT INTRANSGENCE OF
THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM. WE SAND THAT THERE WAS NO FIRM
INDICATION THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM OFFTAKE WAS A ONCE ONLY GESTURE
RESTRICTED TO 500 CASES. WITH REGARD TO SCREENING WE POINTED OUT THAT THIS COULD MAKE MATTERS WORSE FOR HONG KONG IF RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES DECIDED NOT TO TAKE #DENTIFIABLE ECONOMIC REFUGEES AND VIETNAM DECLINED TO ACCEPT REPATRIATION. MS. WENSLEY SAND THAT
SHE COULD SEE THE DILEMMA.
6. WITH REGARD TO VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION WE EXPLAINED THAT SO FAR ONLY 14 CASES HAD RETURNED TO WIETNAM AND THERE HAD BEEN NO RESPONSE TO 3 OTHER APPLICATIONS.
7. TURNING TO THE FAMILIARISATION VISIT OF MR. JEAN-PHERRE HOCKE, UN MINGH COMMISSWONER FOR REFUGEES TO HONG KONG FROM 14 TO 17 SEPTEMBER MS. WENSLEY SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MATTERS AGAIN WITH US AFTER THE VISIT DURING WHICH THE HIGH COMMISSIONER WOULD BE MEETING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF AUSTRALIA, US AND CANADA.
8. CLEARLY MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MINISTERS MEETING HIN EARLY SEPTEMBER REFERRED TO MN PARA. 4 OF YOURTELNO 1755 (NOT TO ALL) AS TO WHETHER THE UK WILL PROVIDE THE LEAD TO WHICH AUSTRAL-HA AND OTHER COUNTURES ATTACH SUCH IMPORTANCE.
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