TNAG-1071-FCO40-1321-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-other--1981 — Page 28

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PROPOSED VISITS TO BONN BY DR KARL STUMPF.

1. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, DR KARL STUMPF WILL BE IN HEIDELBERG DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 12 APRIL.

2. DR STUMPF IS KEEN TO RENEW HIS 'LOBBY' ON THE WEST GERMAN AUTHORITIES TO LOOK FAVOURABLY AT THE QUESTION OF TAKING FURTHER VIETNAMESE FROM HONG KONG. AS YOU KNOW, HE HAS KEPT UP HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH BOTH THE FEDERAL AND CERTAIN STATE GOVERNMENTS,

SINCE HIS VISIT LAST MAY. BEARING IN MIND THOSE WHOM HE SAW THEN AND THE CALIBRE OF THOSE WITH WHOM HE HAS SINCE BEEN IN TOUCH,

WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SET UP ANY SUITABLE PROVISION AL ENGAGEMENTS IN BONN ON 21 22 AND POSSIBLY 23 APRIL. HE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY DR BARTELS AND MR PETERSEN (AUSWARTIGE AMT) AND DR FUCHS (BUNDESMINISTERIUM DES INNERN).

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