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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE HKGO BRUSSELS
TELNO 1
OF 0907002 JANUARY 86
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : WEST GERMANY : YOUR TELNO B5
AS WE HAVE EMPHASISED BEFORE (MY TELSNOS 2692 AND 2703 REFEP), WE HAVE LITTE CONFIDENCE IN THE UNHCR STATISTICS. THE REPORT FROM FRAU GUENTHER DOES NOT SURPRISE US, BUT DOES DISSAPPOINT US. FACED
WITH THIS SORT OF APPROACH FROM THE UNHCR IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT
COUNTRIES ARE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT.
2. THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING. THE UNHCR, AT OUR PEQUEST, IS
REVIEWING CAREFULLY ALL OF THE FAMILY REUNION LISTS. AS YOU SAW
FROM THE RECENT CORRESPONDENCE (CUR TELSNOS 5 AND 6) THIS HAS
CONFIRMED SOME FIGURES (DENMARK) AND ALTERED OTHERS (BRUSSELS).
WE HOPE THAT THIS WORK WILL BE REPEATED REGULARLY AND THAT THE
ACCURACY OF THE LISTS WILL IMPROVE ACCORDINGLY.
3. WE SHALL OBTAIN NEW LISTS FROM THE UNHCP SOON AND WE SHALL CHECK
ON THE FDR OUTSTANDING CASES. WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS
THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE UNHCR.
YOUDE
MINIMAL HKD SEAD UND WED
COPIES TO: HKGO, LONDON *MR RAWSTHORNE,
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