TNAG-0880-FCO40-1090-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 82

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(AND TO WITHHOLD UNDUE PRESSURE FROM IND) IT WOULD THEREFOR

NECESSARY FOR A SECOND VISIT TO BE MADE TO HONG KONG IN ABOUT FIVE

MONTHS TIME.

5. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES INTO HONG KONG

WILL CONTINUE UNABATED AND NOW THAT THE U.K IS A POTENTIAL

RECEIVING STATE AND OUR SELECTION CRITERIA ARE KNOWN THERE SHOULD

BY THEN BE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS FROM WHICH TO SELECT A FURTHER

INTAKE TO BRING THE TOTAL FROM HONG KONG TO 1,000. IF THIS PROVES NOT TO BE THE CASE WE SHALL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME

BY TAKING FROM THE RESERVE LISTS WHICH WE HOPE TO COMPILE IN

MALAYSIA AND THAILAND.

6. IT IS OUR INTENTION, UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE, TO REMAIN

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IN HONG KONG UNTIL 17/18 FEBRUARY IN THE HOPE OF FINDING AS MANY

SUITABLE PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY COMMENTS AND

INSTRUCTIONS.

F.C.O: PLEASE COPY TO: MC DOWALL (HOME OFFICE, LUNAR HOUSE),

MALLETT (M.V.D) AND MORGAN (U.N.D).

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