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TO PRIORITY FCO TELMO 506
CONFIDENTIAL
OF C80750Z SEPTEMBER 1995
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, TOKYO HONG KONG :
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YOUR TELNO 334: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
SUMMARY
1.
ACTION TAKEN AS INSTRUCTED WITH AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN, JAPANESE AND US MISSIONS. WITH UNHCR. GENERALLY FAVOURABLE RESPONSE, BUT DECISION RESTS WITH CAPITALS.
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2. I CALLED ON THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR AND THE DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (IN HOCKE'S ABSENCE) THIS WEEK, AND MEMBERS OF THE MISSION CALLED ON THE AUSTRALIANS, CANADIANS AND AMERICANS. THE JAPANESE, AMERICANS AND AUSTRALIANS TOOK NOTE OF OUR REQUEST, AND UNDERTOOK TO TRANSMIT IT TO CAPITALS.
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THE CANADIAN MISSION REMINDED US THAT AN EXPANDED MEETING OF THE HONOLULU GROUP HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE IN GENEVA IN JULY 1984 (YOUR TEL 1134 OF 22 JUNE 1984 TO WASHINGTON REFERS). THE ENLARGED HONOLULU OROUP HAD INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF SRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THE CANADIANS ALSO HELPFULLY COMMENTED THAT THE TIME IS RIGHT TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE 130, WHICH WAS IN A STATE OF FLUX.
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DEWEY (UNHCR) ALSO WELCOMED BRITISH INTEREST, ALTHOUGH UNHCR WERE NOT FORMALLY PART OF THE GROUP, BUT ONLY ATTENDED AS OBSERVERS. THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER (HOCKE) HAD ATTENDED THE LAST MEETING OF THE GROUP IN JUNE AND CLEARLY ENVISAGED IT PLAYING A MORE ACTIVE ROLE.
SANKEY
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GBLNAN 1623
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
BEAD
HKD
UND
PID
NEWS D
HAID
P8
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
PS/MR RENTON
PSTMR EGGAR
SIR W HARDING MR SLATER
MR WILSON
MR BRAITHWAITE
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