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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 264 OF 27 MAY INFO CANBERRA AND SINGAPORE

MY TELNO 240: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1. THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT THAT NEW ZEALAND WILL

TAKE UP TO 50 FAMILIES OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. THOSE BEING

CONSIDERED FOR PERMANENT ENTRY WERE REFUGEES WHO HAD AN.

ESTABLISHED FAMILY LINK WITH NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALAND'S ABILITY

TO RESETTLE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SATISFACTORILY WAS, HE SAID, RELATED TO THE PRESENT EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SITUATION AND

THE ABILITY OF CHURCHES AND OTHER INTERESTED GROUPS TO ASSIST.

MORE THAN 100 VIETNAMESE HAD BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO ENTER NEW

ZEALAND SO FAR AND FURTHER APPLICATIONS WERE BEING PROCESSED.

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2. THE NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES ARE NOT YET ABLE TO SAY WHETHER, IN ANSWER TO OUR REQUEST, SPECIAL PROVISION WILL BE MADE FOR APPLICANTS FROM HONG KONG. WE THINK IT LIKELY THAT SUCH APPLICATIONS

WILL BE SUBSUMED IN THE TOTAL OF 50 FAMILIES ANOUNCED YESTERDAY.

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