TNAG-1068-FCO40-1318-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1981 — Page 60

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PP HONG KONG

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 455 OF 12 MAY

FOR CLIFT FROM MORRICE

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INDEX

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$13.5 of 13.

1年

UK QUOTA FOR RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1. LORD CARRINGTON'S MINUTE TO PRIME MINISTER HAS ISSUED. IT

DIFFERS SLIGHTLY FROM DRAFT YOU SAW. HE HAS CONCLUDED THAT SINCE

TT THERE ARE CLEARLY STRONG DOMESTIC ARGUMENTS AGAINST DECIDING

ON A NEW QUOTA AT PRESENT ''

HE WOULD PREFER'' TO KEEP THE SITUATION UNDER CLOSE REVIEW

OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS' AND TO MAKE A FURTHER RECOMMENDATION

BEFORE THE SUMMER RECESS. HE ADDS THAT MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE

AMERICANS WHO ARE CERTAINLY INFLUENCED BY OUR OWN EFFORT.''

CARRINGTON

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