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create sufficient political motivation for Mr. Genscher to do

something about Hong Kong. He, and later Dr. Meinecke (SPD),

strongly suggested that Lord Carrington may approach Mr. Genscher

to ask him to assist Hong Kong which is the next of kin to the

U.K.

Without such a move, he sees little hope for any special assistance to Hong Kong although he personally is very impressed

by what Government and the Voluntary Agencies are doing for the

refugees. Hong Kong, he says, deserves attention and special

consideration. This is the time for action and I am here at the

right moment, he thinks. In this matter, he works closely with

colleagues from the SPD. There are no political differences of

opinion.

2.30 p.m.

his Committee.

Meeting with Dr. R. Meinecke MdB (SPD) SPD Obmann

Bundestag Unterausschuss fuer Humanitäre Hilfe, and 4 members of

Dr. Meinecke is a very dynamic person who has been

in Hong Kong. He is a well-known physician in Hamburg and is fully

convinced that something ought to be done about Hong Kong. His

Committee is preparing a move in this direction. He will bring it

to the attention of the SPD Fraktionsausschuss on May 31, supporting

Mr. Schumann, Hamburg. He says, he will talk to the Bundeskanzler

and Willy Brandt. Like Mr. Köster he suggests that Lord Carrington

approaches Mr. Genscher to give special consideration to Hong Kong,

which Germany has neglected, in spite of its excellent performance,

willingness to take all and the fair treatment accorded to the

refugees.

He will also talk to the SPD leaders in the Laender-Regierungen which

are often the bottle neck when it comes to quota increases. I told

him that all Laender I have visited now and last year are not opposed. He stated that one is enough to boykot any progress (I believe he

meant Bayern). He added that the German Consul-General of Hong Kong

is conservative and not helpful in getting a better deal for Hong Kong.

He then invited me to attend die europaeische Arbeitskonferenz "Praktizierte Humanitas: Weltproblem Fluechtlinge eine europaeische

Herausforderung Fragen der Koordination nationaler und internationaler

Flüchtlingshilfe" from May 30 to June 1 at the Volkshochschule,

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