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4. KELLY AND HOOGSTRATEN VOLUNTEERED VIEWS AND INFORMATION O
STRICTLY PERSONAL BASIS.
5. SEPTEMBER 12 MEETING IN WASHINGTON WITH LUTHERAN COUNCIL ON
COVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. MESSAGE ABOUT HONG KONG'S PARTICULAR SITUATION
ACCEPTED WITH PROMISES TO FOLLOW UP WITH US GOVERNMENT.
6. SEPTEMBER 12 MET SHEPARD LOWMAN IN FULL HOUR DISCUSSION. GENUINE- LY CONCERNED REGARDING DISCREPANCIES OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, FULK REALIZES POTENTIAL THOUGH STILL LATENT TENSIONS IN COMMUNITY ATTIT- UDE TOWARDS INDOCHINESE REFUGEES PROMISING INCREASED DEPARTURES TO TWO THOUSAND STARTING SEPTEMBER BUT STILL HANDICAPPED BY US GOVERN-- MENT ADMISSION CATEGORIES AND PRIORITIES. REGARDING HOLDING CAMP TO BE ESTABLISHED IN PHILLIP INES SUGGESTS THAT EFFORTS BY US GOVERN- MENT IN COOPERATION WITH HONG KONG SHOULD BE RENEWED TO REACH AGREE- MENT WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES TO ADMIT FIVE THOUSAND REFUGEES FROM HONG
KONG AS A STOPGAP MEASURE. TO PREVENT CONFRONTATION WITH LOCAL COMM- UNITY ASKED WHETHER REFUGEES COULD BE ABSORBED INTO PUBLIC HOUSING
WITH USA GUARANTEEING UNCHANGED REFUGEE STATUS AND UNINTERRUPTED PROCESSING. WE CATEGORICALLY DECLINED FOR VARIOUS OBVIOUS REASONS. HIS CLOSING REMARKS WERE QUOTE SOMETHING BETTER MUST BE DONE IN MOVING MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
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7. SEPTEMBER 13 ATTENDED OPEN FORUM IN KENNEDY CENTRE WITH PANEL CONSISTING OF SENATOR ROBERT DOLE (R KANSAS). AMBASSADOR CLARK AND DALE DE HAAN DEPUTY HCR WITH STANLEY KARNOW SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
AS MODERATOR. EISENHOWER THEATRE FULLY OCCUPIED. STUMPF MADE STATE- MENT ABOUT HONG KONG FROM THE FLOOR WELL RECEIVED BY AMBASSADOR CLARK HIGHLY COMMENDING HONG KONG FOR ITS ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS TOW- ARDS INDOCHINESE REFUGEES INDICATING RENEWED USA EFFORTS TO INCREASE DEPARTURES TO TWO THOUSAND FROM HONG KONG BY SEPTEMBER.
8. SEPTEMBER 13 MET GEORGE BARBIS FROM AMBASSADOR CLARK'S OFFICE. EQUALLY CONCERNED. PROMISED TO SEARCH FOR MORE ADEQUATE SOLUTIONS BUT INDICATED DIFFICULTIES DUE TO ESTABLISHED POLITICES AND PROCEDURES. CANNOT PROCEED WITHOUT OVERCOMING CONGRESSIONAL OPPOSITION WHICH DEMANDS OBSERVATION OF CATEGORIES AND MORAL OBLIGATIONS REGARDING CATEGORIES ONE AND TWO. EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT REGARDING UNITED KINGDOM'S TOTAL QUOTA. QUESTIONED. WHY DESIRED PUSH FOR MOVEMENT OF LARGE NUMBERS ON CHARTERED FLIGHTS DOES NOT COME NOW FOR UNITED KINGDOM. ENCOURAGES OUR EFFORTS BUT HAS NO IMMEDIATE ANSWERS. ALSO CLAIMS TO BE TOO NEW IN PRESENT POSITION.
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