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5. IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU AND OTHER POSTS IN THE AREA WILL NOW RECEIVE APPROACHES FROM UNHCR TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. GIVEN OUR RELATIVELY SMALL QUOTA, YOU SHOULD NOT STIMULATE APPLICATIONS BUT SHOULD ACCEPT ANY PUT FORWARD BY U N H C R. HOME OFFICE WILL PROCESS ANY APPLICATIONS YOU MAY RECEIVE.
6. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE ARE AT PRESENT PREPARED TO ACCEPT ABOUT 30 REFUGEES FROM PLACES OTHER THAN HONG KONG, RETAINING THE BALANCE OF OUR AGREED QUOTA AS A CONTIGENCY AGAINST FURTHER ARRIVALS OF QUOTE SMALL BOAT UNQUOTE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG. WE WILL, HOWEVER, DE PREPARED TO CONSIDER THIS AGAIN WHEN THE INITIAL 30 HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY HERE. THIS IS IN KEEPING (A) WITH OUR WISH TO SPREAD THE ARRIVALS IN UK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND (B) TO TRY TO RELIEVE HONG KONG'S BURDEN.
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