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OCMIAN 3860

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PP HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

221530Z AUG

GRS 418

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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1196

OF 221530Z AUGUST 85

AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

27 AUG 1985

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OUR TELNO 1167 TO HONG KONG (NOW REPEATED TO UKMIS GENEVA):

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT

1. WHEN THE WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED, WE SHALL NEED TO

CAPITALISE ON THE HOME OFFICE'S DECISION ON RESETTLEMENT AS MUCH

AS POSSIBLE. TO MAXIMISE THE IMPACT THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A

UK QUOTA WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE ON OTHER COUNTRIES, WE PROPOSE TO

INSTRUCT OVERSEAS POSTS TO APPROACH THEIR HOST GOVERNMENTS AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER PUBLICATION.

2. WHEN HE MET MR LUCE ON 5 JUNE, MR HARTLING OFFERED TO ASSIST

IN APPROACHING OTHER COUNTRIES. HOWEVER IT WAS AGREED THAT IT

WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO PERSUADE OTHERS TO ACT UNTIL AFTER HMG HAD

REACHED A DECISION ON THE SCORRI RECOMMENDATIONS. THE MECHANICS

OF APPROACHING OTHER COUNTRIES WERE NOT THEREFORE DISCUSSED IN

DETAIL. (OUR TELNO 789 TO HONG KONG REFERS.) WE NOW NEED TO

CONSIDER FURTHER HOW THESE APPROACHES MIGHT BE CONDUCTED. IN

PARTICULAR WE NEED TO CONSIDER:

(A) WHICH COUNTRIES IT WOULD BE MOST WORTHWHILE FOR US TO

APPROACH.

(B) WHAT ACTION WE SHOULD ASK UNHCR TO TAKE IN SUPPORT OF A UK

DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE.

3. ON (A), OUR PRELIMINARY VIEW IS THAT WE SHOULD INITIALLY

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