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GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM LUXEMBOURG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELENO 329

OF 271445Z SEPTEMBER 85

AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

(207

TOP COPY

LKK 243

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

30 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICEA

INDEX

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REGISTRY

Action Taken

YOUR TELNO 507 TO BONN: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

1. HEAD OF CHANCERY HAS APPOINTMENT TO RAISE THIS WITH DIRECTOR

OF IMMIGRATION ON 02 OCT. I EXPECT LUXEMBOURG REACTION TO BE

VERY CAUTIOUS. JUST OVER A QUARTER OF LUXEMBOURG'S POPULATION.

CONSISTS OF IMMIGRANTS, BUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY ARE

EUROPEAN AND CATHOLIC, OTHERS ARE NOT EASILY ADMITTED.

2. I DO NOT EXCLUDE ACCEPTANCE OF A FEW FAMILIES AS A TOKEN.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT FRANCOPHONE

CATHOLICS ARE A POSSIBILITY (AND ANY AVAILABLE BACKGROUND ON THE

FIVE LUXEMBOURG HAS ALREADY TAKEN, ACCORDING TO YTUR).

3. CROWN PRINCE HENRI AND PRIME MINISTER SANTER ARE TO SPEND

TWENTY FOUR HOURS IN HONG KONG BEFORE RETURNING FROM A FAR

EASTERN TRADE PROMOTION TOUR ON 11 OCTOBER. SUBJECT TO THE

OUTCOME OF MEETING IN PARA 1 ABOVE AND ANY FURTHER CONTACTS HERE,

BEST HOPE OF SUCCESS HERE WOULD BE FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SPEAK TO

SANTER.

MILES

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

WED

SED

:

ECD'S

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS

SIR W. HARDING

DR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR RAWSTHORNE, H/OFFICE,

LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON H.K.G.O., LONDON,

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