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AND AS SUDDENLY, AS IT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE GENEVA CONFERENCE IN JULY. BUT IT IS CERTAINLY ESSENTIAL THAT ANY SUCH BOTTLENECKS BE REMOVED AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE, IN THE DIRECT INTERESTS OF THE REFUGEES THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS OF THE HARD-PRESSED FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES LIKE HONG KONG AND THE DANGER OF FRUSTRATING SPONSORS IN COUNTRIES OF RESETTLEMENT.
3. IF THERE IS CRITICISM OF THE SIZE OF THE U.K QUOTA, YOU COULD POINT OUT THAT IT IS WHAT THE UNHCR SUGGESTED TO THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT AND FAIR AND GENEROUS GIVEN THE SCOPE OF THE U.K'S
OTHER COMMITMENTS. AS TO THE PACE OF RESETTLEMENT, THE PIPELINE CONSIDERATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE ALSO APPLY.
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HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE IN LONDON
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MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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MR FERGUSSON
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