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FM HONG KONG 210310Z DEC 79
FRIORITY FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1784 OF 21 DECEMBER 4 OF 21 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
FOR WOODFIELD, HOME OFFICE FROM DAVIES.
YOUR LETTER 21ST NOVEMBER.
LONDON
AKK 24311
RELIVE IN REUGTAY NO. 51 3 1 DEC 1979
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1. MY VISIT TO LONDON WAS POSTPONED BUT IN THE MEANTIME MOST OF THE POINTS IN YOUR LETTER HAVE BEEN RESOLVED: THE COLOURED SLIDES ARE IN USE, ARRANGMENTS FOR MR BAO'S VISIT HAVE BEEN "TIED UP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT VISIT OF THE SELECTION 1915 TEAM IN EARLY JANUARY. MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 1775 OF 19 DECEMBER GIVES OUR VIEWS ON THE REQUEST THAT WE SHOULD MEET 50 PERCENT OF THE COST OF LANGUAGE TRAINING.
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2. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE OFF-TAKE FROM HONG KONG.
FCO TELNO 265 TO JAKARTA OF 14 DECEMBER STATES THAT THE UK WILL ACCEPT 2,600 FROM HONG KONG DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1980. ACTUAL MONTHLY DEPARTURES TO UK SINCE AUGUST ARE 54, 188, 1,046, 737, 646, AN AVERAGE OF 534 A MONTH. OUR NEED TO RESETTLE AS MANY REFUGEES AS POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE STILL REMAINS. WE STILL HAVE 56,000 HERE AND IT REMAINS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO DEMONSTRATE TO OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES THAT THE UK CUCTA IS BEING MOVED OUT RAPIDLY. WOULD IT THEREFORE BE POSSIBLE TO INCREASE THE OFF-TAKE TO AT LEAST 1,000 PERSONS A MONTH
FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, LEAVING THE RATE OF OFF-TAKE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER IN 1980 TO BE REVIEWED IN LATE FEBRUARY.
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