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3. PARTLING THEN REFERRED TO DAVIES' LETTER OF 24 APRIL T
RASANAYAGAM (OF WHICH I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A COPY) QUOTING
PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4. HE DREW MY ATTENTION TO THE EXPRESSION IN
THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 4 QUOTE FOR PROCESSING WORK
PENDING UNHCR ACCOMMODATION BECOMING AVAILABLE UNQUOTE. HE
SESMED TO BE SUCCESTING THAT THIS IMPLIED THAT YOU MIGHT
BE PREPARED TO LOOK AFTER THOSE PEOPLE UNTIL, AS A RESULT OF
PROCESSING IN YOUR ACCOMMODATION THEY HAD BEEN ACCEPTED IN
PRINCIPLE FOR RE-SETTLEMENT, AND COULD THEN BE TRANSFERRED TO UNHCR ACCOMMODATION. I GAVE HIM NO ENCOURAGEMENT IN THIS.
HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE HAD JUST RECEIVED COST ESTIMATED FOR THE REFUGEE PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG WHICH TOTALLED 6 MILLION DOLLARS, A VERY HIGH FIGURE WHICH HE COULD BE CALLED UPON TO DEFEND IN ARUSHA NEXT WEEK WHERE HE WILL BE ATTENDING THE
CONFERENCE ON THE SITUATION OF REFUGEES IN AFRICA.
4.
ALTHOUGH I AM SURE THAT HARTLING FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE
URGENCY OF YOUR PROBLEM (HIS FIGURE OF 1,302 PER MONTH WAS A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY HE HOPED TO SETTLE) I PROPOSE TO TRY
AND SEE HIM AGAIN BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR ARUSHA AND LEAVE
WITH HIM AN AIDE MEMOIRE TAKING APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT OF THE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN YOUR TUR.
5. IT COULD SPEED THINGS UP IF EVEN IN ADVANCE OF CLARK'S
VISIT TO GENEVA THE AMERICANS COULD BE PREVAILED UPON TO GIVE
AN AUTHORATIVE STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION TO HARTLING OR IN
HIS ABSENCE TO HIS DEPUTY. I PROPOSE TO RAISE THE MATTER WITH
MY US COLLEAGUE HERE.
MURRAY
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HK & GD
· UND
SEAD
FED SAD
EID (E)
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY
ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH.
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
HOME OFFICE
PUSD
OID
IPD
LUNAR HOUSE
NEWS D MVD
MR MURRAY
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