PESTRICTED
5 19/9 OTTAWA :
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PASSET
HIS EXCELLENCY'S TELNO 24 OF 18 SEPTEMBER WHICH HAD NOT REACHED
US IN WASHINGTON. MOST GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE AND LATEST INFORMATION
REGARDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. USED CONTENTS FOR SECOND CABLES
D LOWMAN, SENATOR KENNEDY, SENATOR BOSCHWITZ, AMBASSADOR CLARK TO EXPRESS RENEWED THANKS FOR SEEING US AND EXPRESSING EARNEST
HOPES OF HK COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FOR SPEEDY AND MEANINGFULLY
ENLARGED MOVEMENTS FROM HONG KONG. DETAILED INTERVIEW WITH
OTTAWA LEADING PAPER, OTTAWA CITIZEN.
6. 29/9 ABLE TO OBTAIN SIX MINUTES ON NATIONWIDE TV MORNING NEWS PROGRAMME QUOTE CANADA AM UNQUOTE. MEETING MR BERNARD DILY, EXECUTIVE OF CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. FOR MANY YEARS INVOLVED IN CANADIAN IMMIGRATION POLICY. CANADIAN GOVERN-
MENT YEAR END TARGETS STILL 8090 FROM MALAYSIA 4000 FROM BANGKOK
AND 3000 FROM HONG KONG. GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THAT BY CHRISTMAS THERE WILL BE 21000 PRIVATE SPONSORSHIPS COVERING COMMITMENT OF
50000 TO END OF 1980. MAIL FROM GENERAL PUBLIC TO IMMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT HEAVILY OPPOSED TO THE PROGRAMME. MR DELY ALSO STRONGLY
QUESTIONS PRESENT STRENGTH OF CANADIAN OFFICIALS PROCESSING REFUGEES
IN COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM. CHURCHES OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT
TREATING REFUGEES AS NORNAL IMMIGRANTS WHICH DELAYS MOVEMENT OF
SPONSORED CASES BEYOND REASON. STATES THAT GROUP OF INFLUENTIAL
BUSINESSMEN IN TORONTO AREA OPPOSED TO INDOCHINESE REFUGEES,
PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR UNFAVOURABLE COMMENTS IN CANADIAN PRESS.
COVERNMENT PHILOSOPHY FOR CANADA'S FUTURE EXPRESSED IN TERMS SUCH
AS MORE TECHNOLOGY FEVER PEOPLE HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING THEREFORE
REDUCED IMMIGRATION, AFTERNOON SHORT MEETING WITH MAYCRESS OF
OTTAWA KNOW! TO BE STRONG SUPPORTER OF LIBERAL. IMMIGRATION POLICY
WHO RECOMMENDED 4009 INDOCH THESE REFUGEES FOR CITY OF OTTAWA
ALONE. TWO HOUR MEETING WITH DOUGLAS R MILL, DIRECTOR REFUGEE
POLICY DIVISION OF IMMIGRATION CANADA AND MIKE MALLOY OF REFUGES
TASK FORCE IMIGRATION CANADA. POST ENCOURAGING MEETING SO FAR.
BOTH ASSURED US THAT HONG FONG MOVEMENT QUOTA WILL INCREASE
CONSIDERABLY FOR VARIOUS SEASONS. FIRSTLY BECAUSE MGGG KONG
FACILITIES MORE ADEQUATE THAN ANY OTHED AREA SENT COLON SECONDLY
BECAUSE IT IS REALISED THAT HONG KONG HAS BEEN NUCLECTCO.
THAT HONG KONG HAS THE MOST EXPERIE1080 STAFF OF THE ASEA
ESPECIALLY GORRY CAMPBELL. GOVERNMENT MAY NOT SO SEYOND 25025
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOPY SPONSORSHIP CASES CVEN AND ABOVE
THE ORIGINAL
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