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FM HONG KONG 110215Z JUL 85

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1405 OF 11 JULY

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Dr Walker

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT

IN EHRMAN'S TELELETTER OF 1 JULY TO GOMERSALL AND OTHERS HE MENTIONED THAT THE HOME OFFICE WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON THE SCORRI REPORT'S RECOMMENDATIONS THIS WEEK. WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES AND AWAIT HMG'S REACTION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN DUE COURSE.

2. HOWEVER, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THE MODALITIES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT REPLY MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A WHITE PAPER, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT. WILL IT HAVE TO BE DEBATED BEFORE ANY ACTION CAN TAKE PLACE?

CAN THE WHITE PAPER BE PUBLISHED DURING THE SUMMER RECESS?

3. OUR PURPOSE IN ASKING THESE QUESTIONS IS TO DETERMINE AN APPROXIMATE TIMETABLE FOR ACTION ON THE SCORRI RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY GUDANCE ON PROCEDURES. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL (OBVIOUSLY) FOR ANY INFORMATION ON HMG'S REACTION TO THE SCORRI RECOMMENDATIONS.

AKERS-JONES

HKCK 243/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

18 JUL 1985

DENK OFFICER

INDEX

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AEMISTRY

"Juken

BOAT PEOPLE

LIMITED

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

SEAD

HKD

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE

BOAT PEOPLE

UND

FED

PS/PUS

MR GOODALL

NEWS D MAED

PS

MR O'NEILL

MR WILSON

SIR W HARDING

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