OCMIAN 5794
CONFIDENTIAL
PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
101700Z OCT
GRS 483
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1531
OF 101700Z OCTOBER 85
INFO PRIORITY WELLINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
:
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA. OTTAWA. CANBERRA
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Action Taken
WASHINGTON
OUR TELNO 183 TO WELLINGTON
IN HONG KONG: SCORRI REPORT
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COPIED TO YOU:
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TELELETTER DATED 9 OCTOBER FROM HMA
WELLINGTON REPORTING NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO HIS
DEMARCHE OF 27 SEPTEMBER ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG:
BEGINS.
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I TOOK ACTION BY LETTER ON 27 SEPTEMBER TO NORRISH.
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. TODAY HE HANDED ME THE FOLLOWING
REPLY.
QUOTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 27 SEPTEMBER INFORMING
ME OF THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER
ENTITLED QUOTE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE VIETNAMESE UNQUOTE. IT WAS PARTICULARLY HEARTENING TO LEARN OF
YOUR GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO RESETTLE A FURTHER FIVE HUNDRED VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. THIS DECISION WILL. I FEEL SURE GO SOME WAY TO ALLEVIATING THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AND WILL SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER RESETTLEMENT
COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW.
WITH REGARD TO YOUR GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH FOR
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