TNAG-1068-FCO40-1318-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1981 — Page 12

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FM HONG KONG 110950Z AUG 81

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 730 OF 11 AUGUST

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON'

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

MY TEL 670 OF 15 JULY

wps. Hanged. Нардла,

1. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A REPLY TO PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6.

2. IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY OBVIOUS TO ALL WHO ATTEND LOCAL

REGULAR UNHCR RESETTLEMENT MEETINGS THAT UK IS NOW DELIBERATELY

DRAGGING ITS FEET. THIS NATURALLY CAUSES US CONSIDERABLE EMBARRASSMENT WHEN WE ARE PRESSING OTHERS TO MAINTAIN RATE OF DEPARTURES TO COUNTRIES OF PERMANENT RESETTLEMENT.

3. VISITING US JUDICIARY SUB-COMMITTEE HAVE ALSO MADE POINTED

COMMENTS ABOUT UK WANING INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT.

4. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPEDITE DECISIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE.

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HK & GD

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NEWS D PS (2) PS/LPS (2) PS/MR RIDLEY SIR A ACLAND MR DONALD

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

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LONDON