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FM CANBERRA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 650
OF 250615Z SEPTEMBER 1985
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA. INFO SAVING HKGO LONDON
YOUR TELNO 459: SCORR REPORT
SUMMARY
1. FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM AUSTRALHANS.
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2. ACTION TAKEN WITH DFA. AUSTRALIAN POSITION REMAINS AS STATED AN THEMR SUBMISSION TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE THAT THEY WOULD, IN PRINCIPLE, LOOK FAVOURABLY AT INCREASING THEIR OFFTAKE FROM HONG KONG NOW THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT SOME 500 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OURSELVES. DFA'S REFUGEES DESK OFFICER (BROWN) SAID THERE WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME THIS YEAR IN RESPECT OF FROM WHICH COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM AUSTRALIA IS ABLE TO SELECT RESETTLEMENT CASES AND THIS WOULD STAND IN HONG KONG'S FAVOUR. AUSTRALIHA IS NOW LIKELY TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF CONSULTING OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES AT THE GENEVA EXCOM NEXT MONTH AND WOULD LOOK TO THE UNHCR TO UNDERTAKE CO-
ORDINATION.
3. GRATEFUL FOR FOUR COPIES OF THE WHITE PAPER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
LEAHY
FCO PLEASE PASS
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING
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SPD
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DR WILSON
SIR W. HARDING.
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MR RAWSTHORNE H/O
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