TNAG-0895-FCO40-1105-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 234

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Ropner on the lines that his point is well taken

and that, in practice, the quota will be administered

in such a way as to allow for the possibility that we

may have to accept at short notice refugees picked up by

a British flag vessel. I would hope that this would go

some way to alleviating the shipping industry's concerns

and reduce the pressure for a more positive public commit-

ment.

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Ministe

am sending

and

sending chies of this

letter to the Prime

Home Secretary.

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