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SWITZERLAND

PUS meeting with Mr Brunner: positive experience with Vietnamese

SO far.

Would convey request to Minister (24.9.85, folio 243)

MFA told Embassy they would consider as sympathetically as

possible and reply in due course (Berne telno 187, 8.9.85, folio

269)

Swiss Consulate in Hong Kong: there would not be much

difficulty in accepting family reunion. cases and special

cases

(eg physically handicapped). Would convey request to Swiss

Government (Hong Kong telno 2414, 5.11.85, folio 368)

Formal Swiss response: Swiss are "not in a position to admit,

for the time being, a new contingent of Vietnamese refugees"

(Berne Telno 219, 21.11.85, folio 413)

SWEDEN

May be able to reallocate

some places within overall refugee

quota, but only in response to formal approach from UNHCR

(Stockholm telno 241, 2.10.85, folio 253)

channelled through

Consulate in Hong Kong: all resettlement

UNHCR (Hong Kong telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)

Feldmann said he would approach Swedish delegation at EXCOM

(UKMIS Geneva telno 376, 9.10.85, folio 271)

Swedish representative a t EXCOM said they may be able to take

more on ongoing basis, following specific approach from UNHCR.

"Would

Interested in ethnic Chinese

welcome specific cases.

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(Woodhouse telex 16.10.85, folio 311)

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