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FM HONG KONG 101140Z NOVEMBER 81
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1016 OF 10 NOVEMBER
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA HANOI HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 188 TO UKMI GENEVA: VITENAMESE UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS
1. UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE HERE WAS INSTRUCTED BY GENEVA TO SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN AND URGE THEM TO AGREE TO REJOIN THEIR PARENTS IN VIETNAM. TERLIN DID THIS ON 9 NOVEMBER. THE
BOYS WERE ADAMANT THAT THEY DID NOT WISH TO GO BACK TO VIETNAM. TERLIN THEREFORE DECIDED TO CANCEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR RETURN.
2. UNHCR HERE CONSIDER THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL TO ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE PARENTS WISHES. IN THE LIGHT OF THE BOYS' RESPONSE TO TERLIN, THIS MAY NOW BE IRRELEVANT: IT IS CLEAR THAT THE BOYS WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY RETURN TO VIETNAM.
3. WE ARE PUZZLED BY THE ASSERTION IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR THAT RESETTLEMENT IN THE US SHOULD NOT BE RULED OUT: WE HAVE HAD
NO (Ng INDICATION THAT THE AMERICANS HAVE CHANGED THEIR
POSITION AND SEE NO PROSPECT OF THEIR DOING SO.
4. WHAT IS NOW REQUIRED, IN THE CHILDREN'S INTERESTS, IS A PROMPT OFFER OF RESETTLEMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG. THE UK IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHICH HAS HAD ANY RECENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE CASE. PROVIDED AN OFFER OF RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK WERE FORTHCOMING, IT WOULD NOT GREATLY MATTER FROM OUT POINT OF VIEW WHETHER IT IWAS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE QUOTA.
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