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OCMIAN 2108

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RR THHAG

FM FCOLN TO THHAG

131929Z DEC

GRS 244

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FM FCO

TO ROUTINE THE HAGUE

TELNO 189

OF 131929Z DECEMBER 85

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MKK 243 62

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

17 DEC 1985

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

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Acun Taken

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 2820 OF 130640Z DEC

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

469

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: PROPOSED ACTION FOR ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT

+56)

457

FURTHER TO OUR TELNOS 2771, 2772 AND 2773 WE HAVE RECEIVED THE

FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM OUR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN

BRUSSELS:

VAN DEN BERG (HEAD OF DIRECTORATE FOR ASIA IN DUTCH FOREIGN

MINISTRY) MENTIONED TO ME IN PASSING THAT, FOLLOWING OUR MEETING

IN THE HAGUE ON 8 NOVEMBER (OUR MEMO STI 97 IN 6/02/2), HE HAD

DISCUSSED THE VR ISSUE FURTHER WITH THE RELEVANT DUTCH AUTHORITIES.

THE IMPRESSION HE HAD GAINED WAS THAT, AS A RESULT OF UNHCP EXCOM

AND WOODHOUSE'S EFFORTS IN GENEVA AND HONG KONG, THE DUTCH

AUTHORITIES HAD TAKEN ON BOARD THE NEED FOR A RENEWED EFFORT TO

RESETTLE VRS FROM HONG KONG PARTICULARLY AND WERE LOOKING TO THE

UNHCR TO GIVE GREATER PRIORITY TO VRS FROM HONG KONG IN THE CASES

PUT TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR RESETTLEMENT. HE ADDED THAT, WHILE THE

NUMBERS THAT THE NETHERLANDS COULD TAKE WOULD NOT BE VERY GREAT,

THE DUTCH AUTHORITIES WERE VERY WILLING TO DO ALL THEY COULD TO

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