OCMIAN 10670
PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
201315Z SEP
GRS 215
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1394
OF 201315Z SEPTEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
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Y YOUR TELNO 1961: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT
1.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS IN TUR. WE SHALL AMEND DRAFTS
ACCORDINGLY.
2.
THE POSITION ON THE NUMBER OF FAMILY REUNION CASES TO BE
ADMITTED TO THE UK IS AS FOLLOWS. THE HOME OFFICE USED THE
FIGURE OF 420 BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTOOD FROM UNHCR IN LONDON THAT
THIS ACCURATELY REFLECTED THE PRESENT POSITION IN THE CAMPS IN
HONG KONG. HOWEVER THE HOME OFFICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IF UNHCR
PRODUCE DETAILS OF MORE CASES THAN THIS, THERE IS NO BAR TO THEM
BEING ACCEPTED, PROVIDED THEY TOO MEET THE CRITERIA STIPULATED IN
THE WHITE PAPER (IE THAT THE REFUGEES WISH TO COME HERE AND THEIR
RELATIVES ARE PREPARED TO SPONSOR THEM).
3.
YOU MAY WISH TO CLARIFY THE POSITION LOCALLY WITH UNHCR,
AS IT SEEMS THAT THERE MAY BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEIR
HONG KONG AND LONDON OFFICES.
4.
MEANWHILE WE SHALL AMEND POINT (III) OF THE TELEGRAM OF
INSTRUCTIONS AS PROPOSED IN TUR.
5.
COPY OF WHITE PAPER FINAL PROOF FOLLOWS BY BAG. WE SHALL
SEND PRINTED VERSION WHEN AVAILABLE.
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
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MR WILSON
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO:
HKGO LONDON
MR RAWSTHORNE, HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HEEE.
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