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FM HONG KONG 08084OZ MAY 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE NEW YORK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 13 OF 8 MAY
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES LONDON, BRUSSELS(JONES),
WASHINGTON (LO), GENEVA (FOR THE ATTENTION OF CARTLAND)
TO DORWARD FROM WOODHOUSE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFER OF HELP.
2. THE UNHCR HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS QUOTE VERY CLOSE UNQUOTE
TO REACHING AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) TO TAKE OVER JUBILEE. I UNDERSTAND THAT FINANCE IS A MINOR PROBLEM,
BUT THAT FUNDS MIGHT BE FORTHCOMING FROM THE US GOVERNMENT.
3. MATTERS ARE AT A DELICATE STAGE AND ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CONFIDENTIAL. I WOULD SUGGEST, THEREFORE, THAT WE ALLOW THINGS TO
DEVELOP WITH NO INITIATIVE FROM US.
4. THE UNHCR IS ATTEMPTING TO PERSUADE THE RED CROSS TO RECONSIDER
ITS DECISION REGARDING KAI TAK. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HELP. AT THIS STAGE, THEREFORE, APART FROM SAYING THAT THE RED CROSS HAS INDICATED ITS INTENTION NOT TO RENEW ITS CONTRACT, WE SUGGEST NO ACTION. IF NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN, WE SHALL NEED YOUR HELP.
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COPIES TO:- HKGO LONDON
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