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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA
TO: LEEKS
FROM: WOODHOUSE
SCORRI REPORT: VIETNAMESE REFUGEE FAMILY REUNION CASES
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MIPT REFERS.
STAGE I
BRITISH REFUGEES COUNCIL (BRC) WILL PROVIDE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY DEPARTMENT (IND) WITH MONTHLY LISTS OF ABOUT 40 PEOPLE.
THESE LISTS WILL CONTAIN ONLY THOSE WHO, FOLLOWING BRC'S ENQUIRIES,
MEET THE IMPORTANT CRITERION OF BEING ACCEPTED BY THEIR RELATIVES
IN UK. (SAME PROCEDURES AS PROPOSED BY IND).
STAGE 11
IND WILL IMMEDIATLY SCRUTINISE THE LISTS, AND WILL MAKE ENQUIRIES
OF BRC WHERE INFORMATION IS DOUBTED, OR INCOMPLETE. IF FURTHER
INFORMATION IS NOT QUICKLY AVAILABLE, THE NAMES CONCERNED WILL BE DELETED AND REFERRED BACK TO BRC FOR FURTHER INQUIRY AND LATER
RE-SUBMISSION. IND WILL THEN FORWARD THE AMENDED LISTS TO HONG
KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WITH COPIES TO UNHCR, LONDON. (IN THE
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, IND INTENDED TO FORWARD THE MONTHLY LISTS TO
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT VIA THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
WE SUGGEST THAT THE HOME OFFICE USE ITS TELEX LINK TO HONG KONG
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT DIRECT. THIS WOULD BE A BETTER CHANNEL OF
COMMUNICATION AS IT WOULD BE MORE DIRECT AND LESS TIME-CONSUMING.
STAGE 111
UPON RECEIPT OF THE MONTHLY LISTS FROM IND, HONG KONG IMMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT SCREEING AND DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
(A) THE TELEX OPERATOR WILL PASS THE MONTHLY NAME LISTS TO VIETNAMESE
REFUGEE SECTION (VRS) VIA THE OVERSEAS VISA SECTION (OVS).
(B) CASE FILES WILL BE OPENED FOR EACH AND EVERY CASE IN VRS. COPIES OF RECORDS PERTAINING TO THESE CASES WILL BE MADE AND LOGGED IN THE
FILES.
(C) 10(VR)2 OR HIS ASSISTANT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO SCREEN THE REFUGEES CONCERNED AND FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WISH TO GO TO UK.
UNDERTAKINGS TO THIS EFFECT WILL BE OPTAINED FROM THESE REFUGEES.
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