ALRABC
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 2+3/28
Scentarz & State Bleys
From: A R Paul
Date:
CC:
Hong Kong Department
22 May 1989
PS/Lord Glenarthur
PS/Mr Eggar
Mr McLaren
Mr Colvin, SEAD
Mr Brenton, UND
Mr Burns, News Dept
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Mr Gilmore
amore
Private Secretary
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES : RESETTLEMENT
A 1.
243/14 28
Thank you for your minute of 19 May. I submit a revised draft
taking account the four points which the Secretary of State asked to
be included.
2.
Agreement to the idea of an Overspill Centre will of course
depend primarily on the readiness of any single country to agree
to the siting of such a Centre on its territory and on the
availability of international funds to provide the necessary
incentive. A further consideration is that it might be tactically
inadvisable within Whitehall to link the Overspill Centre too
closely and explicitly to a new UK resettlement offer, lest it be
suggested that our readiness to take more should be made conditional
on agreement to the establishment of such a Centre.
3.
With these considerations in mind, I have made positive
reference to the idea of an Overspill Centre as a means of providing
immediate relief to Hong Kong. But have not gone so far as to
suggest that our contribution to the resettlement programme might be
a key factor in securing agreement to this.
I agree.
I have amended para 7 to bring it up to dave. People won wanded from the ferries over the work-end because of the unmineuse of byphoon Brenda. This has made the situation in the
on shore camps even
wase.
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