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TELELETTER

CONFIDENTIAL

DATED: 11 JANUARY 1982

FROM: S GOMERSALL, WASHINGTON

FOR: K F X BURNS, ESQ, SEAD, FCO

R D CLIFT, ESQ, HKGD, FCO

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R JT MCCLAREN, CMG, POLITICAL ADVISER HONG KONG

R GODFREY ESQ, UND, FCO

INDO CHINESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

PAKETRY

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1. MY TELELETTER OF 10 JANUARY TO DAVIES, HONG KONG. AT OUR MEETING TODAY, BRUCE FLATIN, ACCOMPANIED BY TOM CUMMINGS OF THE US CONSULATE IN HONG KONG WHO WAS IN WASHINGTON FOR A CONFERENCE ON REFUGEE MATTERS, READ FROM A POSITION PAPER ON HONG KONG PREPARED BY HIS BUREAU OF ADMISSIONS. HE REFERRED TO (HIS FIGURE'S) 3,000 UK QUOTE NO SHOWS UNQUOTE, 1,000 WHO HAD REFUSED TO GO TO THE PHILIPINES 100 PLUS VIETNAMESE WHO HAD FAILED TWICE

TO APPEAR FOR INS INTERVIEWS, 500 CRIMINALS AND DEFECTIVES WHO ! WERE INADMISSIBLE UNDER THE US IMMIGRATION ACT, AND 1500 WITH NO LINKS TO THE US WHO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION. OF THE REMAINDER, (ABOUT 6 000) HE SAID THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF QUOTE ECONOMIC MIGRANTS UNQUOTE, INCLUDING AMONG THOSE IN THE CLOSED CAMPS, WHO WERE LEGALLY INELIGIBLE FOR REFUGEE STATUS.