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(iii) A UK offtake will play a key part in this: particularly in getting the smaller countries (eg the Nordics) to do anything in 1987. Why should they make special gestures if UK did not? While individually small, their collective contribution was considerable.
(iv) If we are to pursue other solutions for Indochina (eg screening, etc) we must do so at a political level in the UNHCR, ie effectively at HC/DHC level.
(v) The HC is to visit UK at the end of October (27 29). [Comment: we need to consider what message to get across on Hong Kong, and how.]
13 October 1986
cc. Mr Court, SEAD
Mr Trevan, UND
Miss Walker, UKMIS Geneva
C Leeks
Hong Kong Department WH 312
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