RES TRIC TED
în para 2 of Hong Kong telno 2649 (our telno 373)
AUS TRIA
The MFA have confirmed that the Aus trian
are prepared
reunion cases copy enclosed).
JAPAN
"
authorities
to examine in greater detail" family Hong Kong (Vienna telno 120 refers,
The Embassy have spoken again to the Japanese resettlement mission may go before the end of the year rather than (Hong Kong telno 2458, Tokyo telno 832 553 refer - copies enclosed).
FRANCE
Japanese.
A
to Hong Kong early in 1986 and FCO tel
You will have seen from recen t telegrams that Hong Kong are in touch with the local UNHCR office about
the preparation of lists passing to the French Consulate-General.
FRG
of
individual cases for
Mr Eggar raised the subject at his meeting with Dr Meyer-Landrut, State Secretary at the Auswaertiges Amt, on 8 November. Dr Meyer-Landrut said that this question fell within the competence of the Laender, who were particularly cautious about Far Eastern refugees. Because of this, and the controversy about the number of foreigners seeking asylum in the FRG, the Federal Government could only push for acceptance of those with "first grade" (ie very close) family connections. Even this would involve a hard fight.
We also briefed the Secretary of State to raise the subject with Herr Genscher on 27 November. We shall not take any further action un til
we receive a report of the meeting.
I TAL Y
Feldmann's
AUS TRALIA
assessment
seems likely to be correct.
You may be interes ted to see the enclosed letter the Australian High
Commission
from
to SEAD, and their
reply.
NEW ZEALAND
We have nothing to add.
OTHER COUN TRIES
3.
We
You will have received a copy of my letter of 27 November to Mr Hall in the Hague, about resettlement in may ask you to raise this with UNHCR when
the Netherlands. the position becomes
clearer.
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