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THE BRITISH COUNCIL

10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN

telephone 01-930 8466 ext 2133 telex 916522

WE Quantrill Esq

Hong Kong & General Department Foreign & Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

LONDON

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Dear Mr Quantrill

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I promised No David that we would deal with this as a matter

of urgency

can you please discuss with the Home Office, to see if they anticipate any problem, then follow

in the most appropriate way (you will have noticed that I Murray referred We spoke on the telephone last week about the proposal that the British to the proposal

ENGLISH FOR REFUGEES

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Council in Hong Kong should run an English Language training programme for Vietnamese refugees going to Britain.

in his letter to as Woodfield last week) 124/12

The proposal is that the British Council should undertake the organisation of courses in basic English for 1,600 refugees between June and July 1980. Details of the proposed organisation are given in the attached correspondence between the British Council Representative in Hong Kong and the Government of Hong Kong.

You will see that it has been suggested that we should approach the Home Office for funding for these courses. It seems appropriate that we should refer this proposal to the FCO as our sponsoring department for your endorsement before passing it on to the Home Office. I should be grateful if you could give this matter your urgent consideration. You will understand, I am sure, that it is necessary for administrative planning to begin as soon as possible if these courses are to take place in January.

Yours sincerely

Lidward David

Edward David

Regional Officer, Hong Kong Far East & Pacific Department