TNAG-1071-FCO40-1321-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-other--1981 — Page 6

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FOLLOWING FOR R P MARGOLIS ESQ, ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER,

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, HONG KONG

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

RESETTLEMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS

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WE COULD WITH

1. A MEMBER OF THE DUTCH MFA TOLD HERVEY OF OUR EMBASSY

RECENTLY THAT HE HOPED THE NETHERLANDS WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE MORE

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. DUTCH DECISIONS WERE BASED

ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNHCR IN GENEVA.

ADVANTAGE APPLY RENEWED PRESSURE ON UNHCR FOR THEM TO SUGGEST

TO THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT FAVOURED TREATMENT FOR VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG. SUCH A RECOMMENDATION FOR UNHCR WOULD BE

VERY USEFUL TO DUTCH MFA IN HELPING TO QUELL DOUBTS THAT

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WERE REALLY DESERVING.

2. WE THINK THAT THIS CAN MOST USEFULLY BE PURSUED BY YOU

THROUGH UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG. IF HOWEVER YOU AND

TERLIN FAVOUR A DIRECT APPROACH TO GENEVA WE WOULD SO ARRANGE.

SIGNED P J WILLIAMSON

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