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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: SCORRI REPORT
14
November. You obviously your country-by- country
Many thanks for your letter of had a use ful discussion with Feldmann: summary is most helpful.
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It may
may help. if I set ou t Our understanding of the latest position with regard to each of the countries which you listed:
DENMARK
We expect Hong Kong now to put individual cases to the Danish authorities through UNHCR (para 3 of Nigel French's (HKGO Brussels) telex of 15 November to Ken Woodhouse refers). We have asked you to inform UNHCR of this (our telno 252).
FINLAND
You will by now have seen Helsinki telno 222 confirming that Finland will aim to take the majority (Dossibly 80) of their first annual quo ta of 100
refugees from Hong Kong and the rest from Indonesia.
LUXEMBOURG
We have nothing to add.
BELGIUM
We
have asked
the Embassy in Brussels to speak again to the Belgian Government (our telno 1886 to Hong Kong refers)
NORWAY
I t
•
seems that the Norwegians have now decided to take 100 (Hong Kong telnos 2606 and 2649). We have asked Oslo to seek confirmation (our telno 111).
USA
We have suggested to Washing ton that they make further approach the Americans (our telno 1906).
CANADA
We have asked Ottawa to
a
seek confirmation of details
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