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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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TELNO 1712

CF 231016Z AUGUST 35

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : SCORRI REPORT

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YOUR TELNOS 1133 AND 1189 REFER.

MKK 243/2

RECEIVED IN HEGISTKY

27 AUG 1985

DESK OFFICE4

REGISTRY

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Action Taken

WE HAVE NO COMMENTS TO MAKE ON YOUR PROPOSED WHITE PAPER REPLY TO SCORRI'S RECOMMENDATIONS 5(1) AND (11) AND 5.

WE FEEL OBLIGED TO POINT OUT, HOWEVER, THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO ADOPT IN PERSUADING RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO TAKE MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG IS FOR HMG TO ACCEPT MORE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AS AND EXAMPLE. FROM OUR TELNO 1034, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S ADVICE THAT HMG BE ASKED TO ACCEPT 500 HARD TO RESETTLE REFUGEES AS WELL AS MAKE AN ONGING COMMITMENT TO RESETTLE 50 REFUGEES PER MONTH FROM HONG KONG (ITEMS

(B) AND (C) IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE TELEGRAM). THESE PROPOSALS ARE VIEWED BY US AS THE MOST CONVINCING ARGUMENT FOR ASKING OTHER KESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES TO GIVE MORE HELP IN SOLVING HONG KONG'S

REFUGEE PROBLEM.

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SIR W HARDING

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