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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: FAMILY REUNION CASES, FRENCH SPROKERSĮ

AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.

WE HAVE (AT LAST) PASSED LISTS OF REFUGEES TO THE FRENCH CG HERE. THE DELAY AROSE FROM THE UNHCR'S DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING THE INFORMATION. WE ARE STILL NOT (NOT) CONFIDENT THAT THE LISTS ARE EITHER UP-TO-DATE OR CORRECT. BUT WE HAVE AGREED WITH THE LOCAL UNHCR RESETTLEMENT OFFICER HOW THE INFORMATION CAN BE IMPROVED. WE HOPE THAT IN FUTURE THESE AND SIMILAR LISTS WILL BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND MORE ACCURATE.

2. WE HAVE PASSED:

(A) A LIST OF 56 REFUGEES, INVOLVING 18 FAMILIES IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT, WHO HAVE CLOSE FAMILY RELATIVES IN FRANCE.

(B) A LIST OF 36 REFUGEES IN HONG KONG WHO SPEAK FRENCH AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THEIR FAMILY RELATIVES IN FRANCE (THESE ARE MAINLY HEADS OF FAMILIES AND INVOLVE A TOTAL OF 101 REFUGEES).

(C) A LIST OF 35 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS WHO ARE NOT (NOT) BEING CONSIDERED BY THE U.S. (WHO, AS YOU KNOW, TAKE HALF THE UNACCOMPAN— IED MINORS WHO ARRIVE IN ANY YEAR).

3. IF YOU THINK IT WOULD HELP, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND COPIES OF THESE LISTS. HOWEVER WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE EQUALLY EFFECTIVE

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(A) PARIS WAS TO EXPLAIN TO MARCHAND THAT FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH WOODHOUSE, THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN HANDED OVER IN HONG KONG AND REQUEST HIS SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION.

(B) UKMIS, GENEVA WAS TO EXPLAIN TO THE FRENCH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE THAT INFORMATION ON FAMILY REUNION, FRENCH SPEAKERS AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS HAS BEEN HANDED OVER IN HONG

KONG AND REQUEST SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION.

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