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FCO GUIDANCE TELNO 125: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: SCORRI
REPORT
1.
AS ENVISAGED IN PARA 13 OF TUR, WE ARE INSTRUCTING
SELECTED POSTS TO APPROACH THEIR HOST GOVERNMENTS IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED ON 26 SEPTEMBER. UKMIS GENEVA
WILL ALSO BE ASKING UNHCR TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH THOSE
GOVERNMENTS.
2.
ALTHOUGH JAPAN HAS SO FAR TAKEN RELATIVELY FEW REFUGEES
FROM HONG KONG (211 SINCE 1975), THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNS RECENTLY
THAT THEY MAY NOW BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER TAKING LARGER NUMBERS.
THEY SENT RESETTLEMENT MISSIONS TO HONG KONG IN 1983, 1984 AND MARCH 1985, AND HAVE SAID THEY MAY SEND ANOTHER NEXT YEAR. AS
YOU KNOW, THE JAPANESE CABINET RECENTLY DECIDED TO RAISE THE
CEILING FOR REFUGEES FROM 5000 TO 10000 (WILTON'S TELELETTER OF 7
AUGUST TO UDEN, FED, REFERS). WE THEREFORE THINK IT WOULD BE
WORTHWHILE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER TO
PUSH HONG KONG'S CASE FURTHER WITH THE JAPANESE.
3.
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD THEREFORE APPROACH JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE
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