TNAG-0893-FCO40-1103-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 223

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my mi te under reference. But you have yet to convince

the Home Secretary beyond his maximum of $1,000 a year for

five years. The Least that Peter Blaker and I think would

now be understood internationally is a gross figure of

7,500 as in option (e) (i) of my minute. Even this will

look pretty ungenerous and people will know it falls short of

UNHCR's figure.

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Hong Kong must be our main concern. The Governor has

set out the issues in his latest telegram, No 910.

The American Line is clear: they will not take more from

Hong Kong unless we do see Hong Kong telegram No 890.

Unless the Americans do more, no one else will. This is a

vital argument for declaring the largest possible figure for

the UK and allotting most (but not all) of it to Hong Kong.

Presentationally I still think we should keep the UK and Hong

Kong quotas separate.

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Most of the Nine are doing more, though it is fair to

say that, with the exception of the French, they started from

a low base. You will have experienced the mood in Tokyo.

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Provided we take substantially more refugees,

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Peter Blaker and I think we can hold our position by offering

UNHCR another £1m.

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resettlement offer has to be low,

then the £1m will be regarded as much too niggardly.

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