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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

TELNO 217

OF 23102OZ SEPTEMBER 85

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, WASHINGTON

INFO SAVING HKGO LONDON

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

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DESK OFFICER

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REGISTRY Action Taken

YOUR TELNO 341: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: SCORRI REPORT

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1. IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT HARTLING SEEMS KEEN TO PRESS OTHER

COUNTRIES ENERGETICALLY ON OUR BEHALF.

2. WE THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU WERE TO INFORM HIM OF THE

WHITE PAPER'S CONTENTS JUST NEXT WORD UNDERLINED BEFORE

PUBLICATION, IDEALLY ON 25 SEPTEMBER.

UNFORTUNATELY YOU WILL NOT

HAVE RECEIVED BY THEN A COPY OF THE FINAL PRINTED TEXT.

HOWEVER

WE HAVE SENT YOU BY THE WEEKEND BAG A COPY OF THE FINAL PROOF,

WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO HAND TO MR HARTLING. IT IS OF COURSE

ESSENTIAL THAT IT REMAINS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL IT IS PUBLISHED. WE

SUGGEST YOU MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS TO HIM:

(I)

(II)

AT HIS MEETING WITH MR LUCE ON 5 JUNE MR HARTLING OFFERED

TO ASSIST IN APPROACHING OTHER COUNTRIES ON OUR BEHALF,

ONCE HMG HAD TAKEN A DECISION ON THE SCORRI

RECOMMENDATIONS, TO ASK THEM TO TAKE MORE REFUGEES FROM

HONG KONG.

GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER IN RESPONSE TO SCORRI'S REPORT WILL

BE PUBLISHED ON 26 SEPTEMBER. CAN TELL YOU, IN CONFIDENCE

IN ADVANCE OF PUBLICATION, THAT HMG HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT

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