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FM HONG KONG 120145Z JUL 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 975 OF 12 JULY
INFO PRIORITY BONN
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: FRG RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME.
1. WE HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT IN RESPONSE TO AN APPEAL FROM THE
CHANCELLOR, THE WEST GERMAN LAENDER HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL 4,000 REFUGEES FROM INDO-CHINA. WE HAVE ALREADY ASKED
THE FRG CONSUL-GENERAL TO TELL HIS GOVERNMENT THAT WE HOPE A FAIR
SHARE OF THE NEW PLACES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO REFUGEES IN
HONG KONG
2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY SUPPORTING ACTION WHICH CAN BE TAKEN. YOU WOULD, NO DOUBT, WISH TO REFER TO THE 440 REFUGEES ALREADY TAKEN
BY THE FRG THIS YEAR FROM HONG KONG.
3. UP TO JUNE THIS YEAR HONG KONG HAD 34 PERCENT OF TOTAL ARRIVALS
WITHIN THE REGION AND ONLY 12 PERCENT OF DEPARTURES, THE
CASE FOR A GENEROUS ALLOCATION TO HONG KONG IS STRENGTHENED BY OUR RECORD, UNMATCHED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION, OF MAINTAINING A HUMANITARIAN LANDING POLICY.
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