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Mr Hoare (HKGD WH312)

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SHIP RESCUES: MV HUPEH, MV POYANG

1. On the strength of Davies' letter to Mr Clift of 28 May your predecessor minuted to me on 2 July on the prospects of settling the residual refugees from these two ships in the UK.

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2. I have discussed this informally with Mr Spence at Lunar House, and also had a word with Mr Herdman in WIAD. Although from these talks and from our own past papers in SEAD it is clear that the subject involves a number of different issues UK refugee policy, Hong Kong's position, Bermuda shipping, our legal and constitu- tional responsibilities etc I have put together a draft which I think SEAD, who in practice lead in the FCO on Vietnamese refugee matters, could probably live with and would be prepared to try out on the Home Office (though I should not like to say whether at the end of the day we shall end up taking these refugees).

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Could you and other addressees please let me have any comments, improvements, etc on the attached draft. I am now being lobbied by the London office of the UNHCR who as much as Hong Kong are in practice the demandeurs in this case.

MKK 243/1

-Abylagan.

CM J Segar

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Cc: Mr Herdman (WIAD G74C/3)

Mr Cambridge (MVD CL408) Mr Siddle (Legal Advisers

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