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Mr Luce agrees with the draft minute.

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Secretary

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PS/PUS

Sir W Harding

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Mr Hartland Swann,

Mr Lever, UND

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: FUTURE POLICY

1.

The Secretary of State held a meeting on 10 May to consider

on Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong, in the light of the

report and of my submission of 18 April and accompanying

policy

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papers.

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2. The Private Secretary's minute of 10 May asks for a draft minute

from the Secretary of State to the Home Secretary embodying the

meeting's conclusions. I submit a draft.

3.

contained in the

this should be

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doctored

the

Because much of the essential background is

paper which had earlier been prepared, I think that

sent with the Secretary of State's minute to the Home Secretary.

the Secretary of State suggested, I have slightly

paper to remove any hostages to fortune on repatriation.

4.

In

the

The main proposal is on increased resettlement here.

minute I have stuck to the proposal of 500 a year. I and others did

mention at the meeting the possibility of an eventual compromise

whereby the Home Secretary, in addition to accepting the C 500

family reunion cases, also agreed to a commitment either to take

comparable numbers" or to accept a certain "target" for future

years, perhaps conditional on securing help from other resettlement

countries.

are reflected in Private Secretary's

These suggestions

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