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THEM TO TAKE FROM HONG KONG WHATEVER NUMBERS OF REFUGEES

THEY CAN MANAGE. HAVE ASKED UNHCR TO ASSIST BY MAKING

PARALLEL APPROACHES. UK CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM ON ITS OWN.

BUT DEPENDING ON THE RESPONSE BY OTHER COUNTRIES, WE

WOULD OURSELVES CONSIDER ACCEPTING FURTHER LIMITED

NUMBERS FROM HONG KONG IN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY REUNION

CASES. HONG KONG WOULD SIMILARLY BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER

ACCEPTING FOR RESETTLEMENT IN HONG KONG A LIMITED NUMBER

OF ETHNIC CHINESE FROM THE CAMPS IF THIS FORMED PART OF A

PACKAGE AIMED AT REDUCING DRASTICALLY THE SIZE OF HONG

KONG'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEE POPULATION AND RESETTLING ALL

THOSE WHOSE STAY IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN PROLONGED.

OCMIAN 5889

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HR RAWSTHORNE

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