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NORWAY
Norwegians will consider
consider taking 100 from Hong Kong in addition
to quota this year (Oslo telno 150, 4.10.85, folio 261)
Woodhouse meeting with Norwegian representatives in Geneva: no
mention of the 100 (Woodhouse telex 15.10.85, folio 314)
Norwegian press says Norway will take further 100 from
(Letter Logan (Oslo),
Kong
only hurdle is budgetary approval
17.10.85, folio 345)
Hong
Norwegian Consulate in Hong Kong: will try their best to take
as many as possible from Hong Kong (Hong Kong telno 2414,
5.11.85,
folio 368)
UNHCR resettlement meeting in Hong Kong: Norway will take extra
100. It is hoped they will leave in
leave in next few
few months (Hong Kong
telno 2606, 22.11.85, folio 417)
Confirmed in Hong Kong Te lno 2649 (folio 423); but Oslo Te ln o
184 (folio 439) says Norwegians have still not taken firm
decision (2.12.85). Embassy think con fusion may be due
number of different agencies handling resettlement in Norway
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AUS TRIA `
Austrian
refugees
problem
representative in Hong Kong: Sympathetic; but pressing
from E Europe. Mentioned negative reply to
recent plea to take more refugees from open camps
ps (Hong Kong
telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)
MF not unsympathetic, but stressed Austria's other commitments.
Will consider further in the light of report from Austrian representative in Hong Kong (Vienna telno 112, 9.10.85, foliol
273)
Woodhouse meeting with Austrian
representative
in Geneva:
outstanding
favourable response unlikely; but acceptance of 21 family reunion cases "probably a realistic proposal" (Woodhouse
telex 15.10.85, folio 314)
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