TNAG-1422-FCO40-1905-Hong-Kong-Parliamentary-Sub-Committee-on-Race-Relations-and--1986 — Page 95

LIKK Q24312 RECEIVED IN EGISTRY

10 DEC 1935--

CONFIDENTIAL

GRS 1300 CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2772

OF 090755Z DECEMBER 85

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AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES PROPOSED ACTION FOR ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT

MY FIRST PT REFERS.

2. THE FOLLOWING IS A COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF REACTION TO HMG'S INITIATIVE. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED OUR VIEWS ON THE ANTICHIPATED

NUMBER OF RESETTLEMENT PLACES WHICH MIGHT BE FORTHCOMING FROM EACH

COUNTRY.

3. THE NETHERLANDS - BOTH VERKADE (TELNO 308 FROM THE HAGUE) AND DEN HOND (TELNO GAG 140 FROM WOODHOUSE IN GENEVA) CONFIRM THAT ANY APPROACH MUST COME FROM THE UNHCR. SPECIFIC TYPES OF REFUGEE, WITH LISTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED. MARGETSON (TELEX B846 FROM HKG OFFICE, BRUSSELS) CONFIRMED THAT THE NETHERLANDS MIGHT INCREASE #TS HNTAKE FROM 250 TO 500, F APPROACHED BY THE UNHCR AND SOME MIGHT COME FROM HONG KONG. COMMENT WE FEEL THAT THE NETHERLANDS WOULD RESPOND FAVOURABLY TO A FIRM, SPECIFIC (SPECIFIC) APPROACH FOR, SAY, 100 LONG STAYERS (OVER 5 YEARS) FROM JUBILEE OR KAN TAK.

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4. SWEDEN AGAIN A SPECIFIC, FARM APPROACH HIS REQUIRED FROM THE UNHCR. SJOLANDER SAND (TELNO GAG 140 FROM WOODHOUSE #N GENEVA) THAT SPECIFIC REFUGEES, CLEARLY IDENTIFIED, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED. TELNO 241 FROM STOCKHOLM HAS ALSO MADE THIS CLEAR. COMMENT THE SWEDES NEED TO BE PRESENTED WITH A PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF, SAY, 100 REFUGEES, COMPLETE WITH NAMES AND BIO-DATA.

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5. NORWAY OSLO'S TELNO 184 SEEMS TO SUMMARSE THE NORWEGHAN POSITION. AS LONG AGO AS TELNO 150 FROM OSLO WE WERE TOLD THAT NORWAY WOULD TAKE 100 FROM HONG KONG. DESPITE THIS RYSTE AND AUNE WERE NON-COMMITTAL WITH WOODHOUSE IN GENEVA (TELNO GAG 137 REFERS). YET THE NORWEGIAN REPRESENTATIVE ANNOUNCED THAT HIS COUNTRY WOULD TAKE 100 KN RESPONSE TO OUR APPEAL FOR OPEN CENTRE RESETTLEMENT. COMMENT WE AGREE THAT OUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO WAIT AND SEE.

6. AUSTRIA KUSSBACH (TELNO GAG 137 FROM WOODHOUSE IN GENEVA) AGREED TO LOOK ONLY AT FAMILY REUNION CASES. THESE HAVE BEEN PASSED TO CG HERE. COMMENT VIENNA IS UNLIKELY TO DO MORE THAN TAKE FAMILY

REUNION CASES FROM HONG KONG.

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