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HONG KONG TELNO 7 TO BONN: VISIT OF DR STUMPF AND MISS LEE. FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FROM DR STUMPF AND MISS LEE

QUOTE INITIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MINISTRY OF LABOUR INDICATES THAT SWEDEN IS IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING NEW REFUGEE QUOTA TO BE ANNOUNCED JULY FIRST BEGINNING OF NEW FISCAL YEAR 1930/31.

SWEDEN WILL DEFINITELY TAKE 1250 PLUS STILL UNKOWN ADDITIONAL NUMBER. IN THE PAST SWEDEN UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED UNHCR RECOMMENDATION AS FROM WHERE REFUGEES SHOULD BE TAKEN. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS UNHCR OMITTED HONG KONG IN FAVOUR OF MALAYSIA AND INDON- ESIA. WILL FOLLOW SAME PROCEDURE IN FUTURE AND WILL ACCEPT HONG YONG IF UNHCR RECOMMENDS. WILL ALSO BRING TO GOVERNMENTS ATTENTION OUR SPECIAL PLEA. STRONGLY URGE FOLLOW UP THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNEL UNQUOTE.

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