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R.D. Clift, Esq.

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obvious reaction that the vessel was flying the red ensign. Our guess is that we would also damage the prospects of these countries taking more of our refugees generally.

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Thus the only alternative to Britain taking them is for Hong Kong to do so. Bim included arguments for Hong Kong not doing so in his letter to you of 28 May 1982. I would add one more. Hong Kong has, as you know, already absorbed 14,000 from Vietnam into its own community, probably the best effort per head of population of anywhere in the world.

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Would you be willing to return to the charge with the Home Office?

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Yours

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(D. G. Jeaffreson) Secretary for Security

K.F.X. Burns, Esq., SEAD, FCO

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B.W. Adams, Esq., UKMIS Geneva

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Sir Jack Cater, Hong Kong Government )

Office, London

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Mr. Coleshill MVD

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