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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1559 OF 6 NOVEMBER.

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YOUR TELNO.861 : ACCEPTANCE OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEE FAMILIES

IN GIBRALTAR.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH BIRT. HIS VIEW IS THAT THE NUMBERS

INVOLVED ARE SO SMALL THAT THE HOME OFFICE SEES LITTLE SENSE

IN REGARDING THE TWELVE REFUGEES FOR GIBRALTAR AS TWELVE FEWER

TO BE ACCEPTED IN THE U.K FROM HONG KONG. WHY UNHCR SHOULD

SUGGEST OTHERWISE IS NOT UNDERSTOOD. THE REFUGEES WOULD HAVE TO BE DOCUMENTED BY THE HOME OFFICE FOR TRAVEL TO GIBRALTAR

AND FOR THIS AND OTHER PRACTICAL REASONS SELECTION IN THE U.K

SEEMS THE MOST SENSIBLE APPROACH. IF THIS IS AGREED, WE HOPE THAT THE SELECTION COULD BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER

TO PUT US IN A BETTER POSITION TO REQUEST POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL

RESETTLEMENT PLACES FROM GIBRALTAR IN FUTURE.

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