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FM HONG KONG (CORRECTED VERSION) AMENDED DIST 151354
TO PRIORITY
TELNO 624
FCO
OF 12120OZ FEBRUARY 88
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
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OUR TELNO 586
WITH REFERENCE TO PARA. 7 OF TUR WE HAVE NOW PREPARED A DETAILED
SPEAKING NOTE (IN MIFT) AS A BASIS FOR A CONCERTED APPROACH TO THE CHINESE IN HONG KONG, PEKING AND POSSIBLY GENEVA. A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION FOLLOWS BY BAG IN VIEW OF ITS BULK. GRATE-
FUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2.
UNHCR HAVE AGREED TO SUPPORT THIS APPROACH ON THE FANG CHENG CASES VIA THEIR OFFICES IN PEKING AND GENEVA ON THE BASIS AS STATED
IN PARA 4.4 OF THE SPEAKING NOTE.
3. IN ADDITION TO THE POINTS CONTAINED IN THE SPEAKING NOTE WE
WOULD, AS A FALL-BACK POSITION, BE PREPARED TO HOLD THE FANG CHENG CASES FOR A SHORT WHILE LONGER TO ENABLE UNHCR TO PROCESS THEM FOR RESETTLEMENT. ONCE OFFERS WERE CONFIRMED FOR THESE PERSONS, THEY WOULD BE FORMALLY RESETTLED (NEXT TWO WORDS UNDERLINED) FROM CHINA. WE UNDERSTAND THAT, IN THE PAST, REFUGEES RESETTLED FROM CHINA HAVE LEFT FOR RESETTLEMENT VIA HONG KONG, SO THE FORMALITY OF REPAT- RIATION TO CHINA FIRST MIGHT NOT (NOT) BE NECESSARY.
4.
AS INDICATED IN PARA. 7 OF TUR WE COULD BE PREPARED TO
CONSIDER A FINAL MEETING IN CANTON TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
WILSON
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