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b) Accompanied by Mr. Hervey of the British Embassy we met Mr. de

Graaff, Deputy Chief, General Affairs Division, Ministry of

Foreign Affairs.

c)

Dutch government now considering 1980 quota probably in the

region of 1,000. Government now awaiting UNHCR recommendations

regarding numbers and from which country refugees to be taken.

Mr. de Graaff stated that his government always accepted UNHCR

recommendations which in the past by-passed Hong Kong. If the

UNHCR this time should include Hong Kong his government will act accordingly. Quota of 1,000 includes individual asylum seekers.

They already accepted 400 family reunion cases outside of quota;

70 of these will come from Hong Kong.

Later at a cocktail party the following were present:

Mr. P. Van Vliet (Host)

Mr. Roger Hervey

Mr. H. Van Weezel

Mr. H. Gualtherie

Mr. C. de Graaff

Mr. H. Kolkman

Mr. E. Brouwer

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Chief, Central & South African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Counsellor, British Embassy

Member, Lower House (Christian Democrat)

- Christian Democrat, Ministry for Foreign

Affairs

Deputy Chief, General Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Emergency Aid)

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

(International Organisations)

Mr. F. Bolkestein - Member, Lower House (Liberal Party)

Mr. C. Brouwer UNHCR

Mrs. L. Miedema-Polak - CEBEMO (Central Missionary Secretariat)

Member Liberal Party

All present were impressed by Hong Kong's many problem and assured

Miss Lee that Hong Kong's case will be strongly presented at an

interdepartmental meeting on May 28. On this occasion Mr. de

Graaff confirmed that UNHCR will recommend to his government a

quota for Hong Kong.

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