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GRS 100

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2135

OF 10103OZ OCTOBER 85

INFO PRIORITY LUXEMBOURG

ENTIAL

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YOUR TELNO 1494 : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

10 OCT 1985

DESK OFFICER

IN DE X

EGISTRY

Action Taken

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1. I RAISED THE QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WITH PRINCE HENRI AND MR SANTER. THE PRIME MINISTER OF LUXEMBOURG. WHEN THEY CALLED ON ME THIS MORNING. I TOLD THEM THAT ALTHOUGH WE UNDERSTOOD THAT LUXEMBOURG COULD NOT TAKE ANY LARGE NUMBER IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US IF AS MANY COUNTRIES AS POSSIBLE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND A CONTRIBUTION FROM LUXEMBOURG WOULD THEREFORE BE WARMLY WELCOMED.

2. THE PRIME MINISTER UNDERTOOK TO RAISE THE ISSUE WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS RETURN. HE THOUGHT THAT THE FACT THAT THE REFUGEES WERE WORKERS RATHER THAN INTELLECTUALS (WHO WERE DIFFICULT TO PLACE IN LUXEMBOURG) MIGHT BE HELPFUL.

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PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/ MR. RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR. W. HARDING

MR. WILSON

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MR. RAWSTHORNE

HOME OFFICE; CROYDON

HKGO

LONDON.