TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 192

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RELIVE..

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 541 OF 14 JULY

FOR GOVERNOR

MY TELNO 153 TO UKMIS GENEVA.

NEW UK QUOTA OF REFUGEES

DESK OFFI*

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nee(1385 ace 1385 (1395)

1383) 1. MIFT CONTAINS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE STATEMENT LIKELY TO BE MADE

ON 17 JULY. AS THIS TEXT HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALLY APPROVED IT IS

FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS STAGE.

2. MINISTERS ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF YOUR DIFFICULTIES AND OF THE

NEED TO PRESENT OUR NEW UNDERTAKINGS IN THE MOST FAVOURABLE LIGHT

AT THE CONFERENCE. IN DEALING WITH SUPPLEMENTARIES ABOUT PHASING, WE THINK IT UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL WISH TO SAY MORE THAN THAT

THE REFUGEES WILL BE BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

BUT THERE ARE OBVIOUS LIMITS TO THE NUMBERS WHO CAN BE TAKEN AT

ONCE.

CARRINGTON

FILES HK & GD (6)

SEAD

UND PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY

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