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GREECE

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Initial reactions not

encouraging: will consider, but already

have problems with refugees in camps (picked up by Greek ships,

etc) (Athens telno 429, 3.10.85, folio 255)

BELGIUM

Sympathetic in principle but unable to give reply till after

elections on 13 October (Brussels telno 303, 4.10.85, folio 257)

Woodhouse meeting with MFA: Belgians would be willing to take

close relatives of Vietnamese already in Belgium (Brussels telno

321, 17.10.85, folio 299. See also folio 327)

Belgian Consula te in Hong Kong: sympathetic; but no decision

possible until after elections on 13 October (Hong Kong telno

2414, 5.11.85, folio 368)

Feldmann: very few refugees in Hong Kong have links in Belgium

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but will enquire further (letter Walker/Leeks

431)

14.11.85, folio

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