Private Secretary
CONFIDENTIAL
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16/5
HONG KONG : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
FROM:
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Secret of State
A C Galsworthy
DATE: 15 May 1985
Cc:
PS/Mr Luce
Sir W Harding
Dr Wilson
Head of SEAD
1.
At an
office meeting on Friday 10 May the Secretary of State
decided that we should approach the Home Office about further
admissions of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong, but that we should
not pursue the option of discussing with the Vietnamese government forcible repatriation of refugees. We need to inform the Hong
Kong Government of these decisions: they in turn will need to
the
inform EXCO. I know that the Governor, following his recent visit
here, has
has already warned EXCO that Ministers are unlikely to accept
the recommendation on repatriation.
for
I think it essential to
repatriation question by
the admission
of further
2. I attach two draft telegrams. The first is designed to allow
the Governor to make a report to EXCO.
balance Our negative decision on the
informing them that we shall press
refugees to this country. EXCO are of
decision is for the Home Secretary.
should indicate any particular figure to
unfulfilled expectations, and might also leak.
give the Governor an indication of what we have in mind in the
second personal telegram attached.
3.
On
cours e well aware that this
balance I do not think we
EXCO, since it might create
I propose however to
I have discussed this in draft with Dr Wilson, who agrees.
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17 MAY 1985
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