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CONFIDENTIAL
FM BONN
CONFIDENTIAL
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 924
OF 27150OZ SEPTEMBER 1985
INFO SAVING HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, HKGO LONDON, HKGO BRUSSELS
YOUR TELNO 507: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. ACTION TAKEN WITH KRUSE, DEPUTY HEAD OF HUMANITARIAN AID AND REFUGEES DEPARTMENT, AUSWAERTIGES AMT, AND SCHOLL, HEAD OF REFUGEES DEPARTMENT, INTERIOR MINISTRY.
2. BOTH PROMISED TO RE-EXAMINE GERMAN POLICY AND GIVE US A CONSIDERED VIEW IN DUE COURSE. BUT NEITHER HELD OUT MUCH HOPE. THE
GERMANS HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED 31,000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND HAVE ISSUED PERMITS FOR 5,000 MORE. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE SOME 600,000 REFUGEES SEEKING RESETTLEMNT AND THERE IS CONSIDERABLE RESISTANCE FROM THE LAENDER GOVERNMENTS, WITHIN WHOSE COMPETENCE THIS FALLS.
MOREOVER, THE LARGE NUMBER OF TAMILS AND OTHERS GAINING ENTRY TO THE
FRG HAS STIMULATED PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE OPEN COMMITMENT IN THE
FEDERAL BASIC LAW TO ACCEPT POLITICAL REFUGEES.
3. THERE MAY BE A NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE IN HONG KONG WITH GERMAN
LINKS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR RESETTLEMENT ON FAMILY GROUNDS UNDER PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS. THE AUSWAERTIGES AMT PROMISED TO TRY TO PRESS
FOR ADMITTANCE OF SOME OF THESE. BUT THE INTERIOR MINISTRY SAID THAT
THEY WOULD BE EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE FRG FOR ANY
NEW GROUP OF REFUGEES. INDIVIDUAL EXCEPTIONS WERE AND
WOULD CONTINUE TO BE EXAMINED ON THEIR MERITS.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVINGS
BULLARD
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
WED
SED
ECD 'S
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
COPIES TO:
MR RAWSTHORNE HOME OFFICE LUNAR HOUSE
HKG
LONDON
MCK243/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
CONFIDENTIAL
30 SEP 1985
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