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2.

While

of Indo-Chinese refugees from Hong Kong in Australia. the allocations by Australia of places for Indo-Chinese refugees from countries of first refuge for the program year from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985 is substantially in place, the program retains the flexibility to adjust to developments through the year. The Australian Government would certainly take any resumption of the resettlement of Indo-Chinese refugees in Britain into very careful account considering the Australian program for the next program year 1985-1986. A decision by the United Kingdom to resume resettlement would undoubtedly be regarded as a

a most positive development.

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On a wider basis and taking into account the position of the United States on the resettlement of Indo-Chinese refugees from Hong Kong, it would seem that a

a renewed commitment by the United Kingdom to resettlement of Indo-Chinese refugees from Hong Kong would be a pre-condition for any co-ordinated international effort to address the Hong Kong situation.

I hope that the above answers the issue which

you have raised with us.

The Rt. Hon. Lord Ennals, P.C.,

Chairman,

Asia Committee,

The British Refugee Council, Bondway House,

3/9 Bondway /

LONDON SW8 1SJ

pens smecely

Rarous

(A.R. Parsons)

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