TNAG-0897-FCO40-1107-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 130

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3. STRICTLY FORY YOUR OWN INFORMATION WE HOPE THE KOREANS VILL

REFRAIN OR DE STEERED AWAY FROM ANY REQUEST FOR A UK GUARANTEE TO

ACCEPT ANY OF THE REFUGEES NOT RESETTLED ELSEWHERE, BECAUSE THIS

WEAKENS THE FIRST ASYLUM PRINCIPLE IN WHICH IS SUBSUNED THE FIRST

PORT OF CALL CONCEPT, AND BECAUSE ACCEPTANCE MIGHT CUT INTO OUR

QUOTA OF 10,000 FOR HONG KONG.

CARRINGTON

FILES

SEAD

NK & GD

UND

FED

EESD

NAM D

SAD

MAED

EID

PUSD

OID

ІРЛ

NEWS D MVD

RS

PS/IPS

PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFT

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

LORD NG LENNOX

MR BULLARD

HR FERGUSSON

MR FRETWELL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

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