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629.

GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM BONN

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 981

CONFIDENTIAL

OF 140955Z OCTOBER 85

TOPO-

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, HK GO LONDON,

INFO ROUTINE BRUSSELS (FOR HKGO)

(236) MY TELNO 924: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

нк кауза

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 50CT 1985

RECISTRY

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

1. AUSWAERTIGES AMT REGRET THAT, DESPITE REEXAMINING THEIR POSITION, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE STILL UNABLE TO ADMIT ANY ADDITIONAL VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. THE INTERIOR MINISTRY, UNDER INTERNAL POLITICAL AND LAENDER PRESSURE, REFUSE TO COUNTENANCE ANY CHANGE IN POLICY. AUSWAERTIGES AMT NOTE THAT THE FRG RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO A RECENT APPEAL BY THE UNHCR TO TAKE MORE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. SOME 30 FROM HONG KONG WERE INCLUDED IN THOSE

ADMITTED FOR RESETTLEMENT IN THIS WAY.

2. COMMENT. THE GERMANS' PROBLEMS OVER TAMILS AND OTHER SOUTH ASIAN REFUGEES, NOT TO MENTION EAST GERMANS AND EASTERN EUROPEANS, FORCE THEM TO PUT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR LIST OF

PRIORITIES. WITHOUT STRONG PRESSURE AT POLITICAL LEVEL (YOU WERE

NOT ABLE TO RAISE THIS WITH GENSCHER ON 3/4 OCTOBER), WE SEE

LITTLE HOPE OF CHANGING THEIR MINDS.

BULLARD

LIMITED

HRD

PS / LADY YOUNG

SEAD

PS/MR RENTON

UND

PS/PUS

WED

SIR WI HARDING

ARDING

SED

MR WILSON

ECD's

REPEATED AS REQUESTED COPIES TO:

HK GO LONDON

MR RAWSTHORNE HOME Off.

LUNAR HSE.

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