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Belgian Government. I would also suggest, as Ken Woodhouse in Hong Kong knows of 30 refugees who appear to meet the Belgian criteria for close family links, that he liaises with the UNHCR Office in Hong Kong and perhaps with the Belgian Consul-General there (if there is one).

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Norway (FCO telno 97)Mr Ole Volfing, UNHCR's Director of External Affairs, is shortly going to Norway. Mr Feldmann will brief him on the contents of our conversation so that he can raise the matter with the Norwegians.

USA (Washington teleletter 25 October). Mr Feldmann thought that the US Indo-Chinese refugee panel's decision not to visit Hong Kong was not an indication of a negative attitude. The panel is, in any case, visiting Geneva at the end of November. UNHCR will pursue with them UNHCR's wish for the panel not to concentrate solely on refugees with family links but also to consider carefully those without such links. Mr Feldmann asked if we could continue to prod the Americans, as this was a policy question. He reminded me that the US had indicated they would follow the UK's lead if we decided (as a result of the SCORRI Report to accept more refugees.

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Canada (FCO telno 335 to Ottawa). received a specific reaction from the Canadians, but will continue to keep in contact with the m

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Austria (FCO telno 146).

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UNHCR will follow up the offer by the Austrian Government to consider taking the 21 family reunion cases in Hong Kong with close relatives in Austria.

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Japan (FCO telno 485) UNHCR will follow up the offer by the Japanese Government to consider 23 refugees with close family relatives in Japan.

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France (Paris telno 891). UNHCR will pursue the French Government's offer. (FCO telno 1717 to Hong Kong and Hong Kong telno 2434 also refer.)

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Italy Mr Feldmann thought it unlikely that Italy would agree to take any refugees from Hong Kong.

√2. We were both happy with the offers made by the New Zealand

and Australian Governments (Wellington telno 311 and Canberra telno 745 respectively). Mr Feldmann will check on the position regarding the Australian offer, as he had not received details from the Australian Government of the actual figures of refugees they would take from Hong Kong.

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