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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 120825Z JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.983 OF 12 JULY,
INFO PRIORITY: WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA,
ROUTINE : HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : THE U.S PROGRAMME.
چوونی DA
1. THE U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE PASSED US IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THE PROJECTED ALLOCATION OF U.S RESETTLEMENT./ PLACES FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS:
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JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER·
THAILAND
4,500
4,500
4,500
MALAYSIA
5,100
4,500
4,500
INDONESIA
1,000
1,500
2,500
HONG KONG
1,000
1,500
2,000
OTHER
400
500
500
TOTAL
12,000
12,500
14,000.
2. THE U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE TOLD US THAT THE ALLOCATIONS FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THAT, IN PARTICULAR, THE FINAL DECISION ON ALLOCATIONS TO HONG KONG FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WILL BE MADE AFTER THE SIZE OF THE FUTURE
U.K PROGRAMME IS KNOWN.
3. WE HAVE TOLD THE AMERICANS THAT WE ARE PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT
THE PLANNED INCREASE FOR HONG KONG. (INDEED IT IS PROBABLY AS GENEROUS AS WE COULD HAVE EXPECTED IN PRESENT CIRCUMMSTANCCES.)
/HOWEVER,
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