RESTRICTED TED
4. MOUSSALI QUERIED A REFERENCE IN DAVIES' LETTER TO THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG OF 1 MAY (NOT YET SEEN BY US) WHICH IMPLIED THAT CERTAIN REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WOULD NOT ALLOWED TO WORK. UNHCR THOUGHT AND HOPED THAT THE POSITION WAS THAT ONCE ACCEPTED BY UNHCR ALL REFUGEES COULD WORK BUT THEY WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION SINCE THAT COULD EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN.
5. THE UNHCR OFFICIALS SAID THAT MUCH DEPENDED ON OFFERS OF RESETTLE -ENT AND THAT THERE WERE ALSO FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS. THEY ARE NOT CONTEMPLATING ANOTHER INDO-CHINA APPEAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT ARE HOPING FOR A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO THEIR APPEAL SOME MONTHS AGO FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL BUDGET. IT IS PERHAPS TIME FOR US TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANY FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE UK MIGHT BE
EARMARKED FOR HONG KONG.
FCO PASS SAVING TO LISBON UKMIS NEW YORK
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MURRAY
2
FILES ~UND
HK & D
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS
PS MR HURD PS/ MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH .
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
2 RESTINATED
HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
LONDON
PASSED SAVING AS REQUESTE
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