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5.

In response to our approaches in Washington, US Embassy

here have given FCO officials what seems to be

be the

the formal

US response to our demarche. This was that during fiscal year 1986 (ie from October 1985) US will consider an off take

from Hong Kong of about 1,600 (same as fiscal year 1985).

We understand that US regards this as an appropriate response to HMG's intiative, as it will represent largest off take by any resettlement country from Hong Kong announced for 1986, and will include a large proportion of long

stayers from the camps, in answer to Hong Kong Government

requests. We have in response instructed our Embassy to

thank the Americans, and to press nevertheless for an

increase of some kind, to strengthen our hand with

with other

countries, many of whom look to the US for a

resettlement

lead.

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