5.
FELDMAN SAID THAT HE AND COOPER WOULD DO THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RESETTLEMENT TARGETS WHICH NORMALLY FOLLOW EXCOM AT THE END OF NOVEMBER - BEGINNING OF DECEMBER. UKMIS GENEVA WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE TIME TO PRESS HOME
HIS AND ANY OTHER INITIATIVES.
5.
THE SWEDES MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE MORE ON AN ONGOING BASIS BUT, AGAIN, THEY WILL REQUIRE A SPECIFIC APPROACH FROM UNHCR. WOULD WELCOME SPECIFIC CASES, PERHAPS CATEGORISED AS FOR THE DUTCH. THEY THEY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN ETHNIC CHINESE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY ETHNIC CHINESE REFUG FROM VIETNAM ALREADY IN SWEDEN.
7.
FELDMAN AGREED TO MAKE A SPECIFIC REQUEST TO SWEDEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RESETTLEMENT PRIORITY LIST MENTIONED IN PARA. 5 ABOVE. HE SAID THAT SEPARATE LISTS ARE PREPARED FOR EACH COUNTRY (HE USED THE WORD TAILORED). I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT AS LONG AS HE MAKES A CLEAR PRIORITY PLEA FOR HONG KONG I AM NOT TOO CONCERNED.
8.
AGAIN WE MUST KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THE UNHCR, VIA FELDMAN, TO ENSURE THAT HE DOES MAKE A SPECIAL PLEA FOR HONG KONG. GENEVA AND HONG KONG CAN GET TOGETHER ON AN ACTION PLAN AFTER MY UKMIS RETURN TO HONG KONG. THE TIMING THEN SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
ENDS
CONFIDENTIAL
JJJ
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