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MR WADE
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plays to visit New Zealand for 11⁄2days
6-7 September. SPD will be in touch. when briefs are being put together Plus/7.
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FM WELLINGTON 3823252 JUL 79
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 OF 31 JULY
INFO HONG KONG AND CANBERRA
ADVANCE COPY
YOUR TELNO 355 TO CANBERRA: RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
1. HEAD OF CHANCERY CALLED ON HEAD OF ASIA DIVISION (WATT) ON 30
JULY. HE WAS SYMPATHETIC TO AND WELL BRIEFED ON HONG KONG'S PLIGHT.
THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL NEW ZEALAND QUOTA FOR 1980/81 (NY TELNO 201 TO FCO ONLY) HAD NOT YET BEEN DECIDED BUT, SPEAKING PERSONALLY, WATT THOUGHT THAT ABOUT 100 REFUGEES OF
THAT TOTAL WOULD BE ACCEPTED FROM HONG KONG,
2. 1 HAVE RAISED HONG KONG'S PLIGHT WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER (MY TELNO 198) AND SINCE GENEVA HAD AGAIN BEFORE RECEIPT OF YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE TAKEN THE MATTER UP AT SENIOR OFFICIAL LEVEL. ! DOUBT HOWEVER IF IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO PUSH NEW ZEALAND MUCH BEYOND A TOKEN GESTURE THOUGH THIS IS AT LEAST BETTER THAN THEIR PREVIOUS TOTALLY NEGATIVE ATTITUDE. HOWEVER MR WHITELAW'S FORTHCOMING VISIT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE.
3. WATT SAID THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF A SHORT VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND ON 7 OR 8 AUGUST BY SIR JACK CATER, WHO WOULD ALSO BE VISITING AUSTRALIA AROUND THAT TIME. IF SO, THIS WOULD BE HEPLFUL IN KEEPING HONG KONG'S INTERESTS IN VIEW AND I WILL GLADLY HELP WITH ARRANGEMENTS.
SEMET
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