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» Mr beets, This has crossed

Chith our teln 97 to lo, my which we asked them to

keep in touch with the Norwegians

Postal Address British Embassy Postuttak Oslo 1 on the question of the

Office Address Thos Heftyes Gate 8 Oslo 2

Telex 71575 Telephone 56 38 90

Ms O Walker

Hong Kong Department

FCO

Dear Ms. Walker,

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

lagose

extra 100 to be resettled (filio (322) below). But I don't think it further guidance for the time is recessary to send them any

Your reference

Our reference

Date

being on 25/10

17 October 1985

@PI. Copy to the Nash SEAD

Fur Sullion WED

© pc & CORP.1.

1.

Would you please refer to our telno 150.

2.

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Aftenposten (roughly equivalent of the Times in Oslo) of 16 October features prominently an article forecasting that the Norwegians will take a further 100 Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong. A proposal to this effect from the Department of Social Affairs will, according to the article, be put to the Government shortly.

3.

Aftenposten described our demarche last month in factual terms. It implied that the only significant hurdle to government acceptance of the proposal is that the Department of Social Affairs will need an additional budgetary appropriation of 9.5 million NKR (approximately £900,000) to implement it.

4. I see no need to speak again at this stage to the

Norwegian authorities. developments.

We shall of course keep you informed of

Your Sincerely. David loen

D B C Logan

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