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5. I TOLD CLARK THAT I WAS PROFOUNDLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE US WAS REWARDING BARBAROUS BEHAVIOUR ELSEWHERE AND PENALISING
HONG KONG'S HUMANITARIANISM. WHATEVER THE UK DID WAS SCARCELY RELEVANT AS HONG KONG'S CLAIMS STOOD ON HONG KONG'S RECORD E.G. :
A. HUMANE ASYLUM.
B. ABSORPTION OF 14,000 FOR PERMANENT SETTLEMENT.
C. SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF OVER 200,000 CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS IN 18 MONTHS.
AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND IT WAS PARTICULARLY UNFAIR THAT THE US PROGRAMME HERE SHOULD BE USED TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE UK.
6. CLARK SAID HE VERY MUCH HOPED THAT THE UK INITIATIVE IN PROMOTING THE REFUGEE CONFRERENCE WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN OFFER OF ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT PLACES. HE REGRETTED THAT THE US ANNOUNCEMENT OF A DOUBLED PLEDGE AT TOKYO HAD NOT BEEN MATCHED BY OTHERS AND THUS ASSURED THE SUCCESS OF THE CONFERENCE.
7. IT WAS A FAIRLY HARD HITTING EXCHANGE ON BOTH SIDES.
MACLEHOSE
ADDITIONAL DISTN,
BOAT PEOPLE
FILES SEAD
NEWS D M & VD
HK & GD
UND
FED.
EESD
N AM D
SAD
EID
PUSD
OID IPD
PS PS/LPS PS/MR.HURD PS/MR.BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS MR. CORTAZZI
MR.MURRAY
MR. STRATTON
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