TNAG-1276-FCO40-1626-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 217

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HONG KONG TELNO 17 TO WASHINGTON: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN

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1. STATE DEPARTMENT HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE FROM 1-3 AUGUST. OF THE COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN PARA 1 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE ONLY FRANCE HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED.

2. THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THIS CONFERENCE, BUT HAVE NOT (NOT) BEEN INVITED, EITHER AS PARTICIPANTS OR OBSERVERS. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE, ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT, IS TO STUDY WAYS OF INCREASING RESETTLEMENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE REGION ITSELF: JAPAN IS INVITED BECAUSE OF THE GREATER ROLE THAT HER ECONOMIC RESOURCES MIGHT PLAY IN THIS EFFORT.

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3. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE DID NOT SUGGEST TO 1E STATE DEPARTMENT THAT HONG KONG OR HMG SHOULD BE INVITED. YOU WILL ALREADY BE AWARE (ADAMS (UKMIS GENEVA)'S LETTER OF 19 JULY TO PEATE, UND, NOT COPIED TO HONG KONG) THAT AMBASSADOR DOUGLAS, WHOSE INITIATIVE THIS IS, RULED AGAINST THIS AT AN EARLIER STAGE.

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