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ABSENCE OF A US RESPONSE SPECIFICALLY LINKED TO THE UK DECISION
TO RELAX THEIR CRITERIA WOULD BE NOTICED. BY CONTRAST A US
OFFTAKE WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS.
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NASH ALSO DREW ON OUR TELNO 1979 AND GAVE NEIGHBOUR THE
STATISTICS ON PERCENTAGE OFF-TAKE FROM HONG KONG AND OTHER FIRST
ASYLUM DESTINATIONS IN PARA 1. HE ALSO EMPHASISED THE
DESIRABILITY OF INCLUDING LONG-STAYERS IN ANY US OFF-TAKE.
4.
NEIGHBOUR UNDERTOOK TO PASS ON NASH'S REQUEST THAT THE US
SHOULD RECONSIDER ITS DECISION. HE ALSO ASKED THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS TO WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING THE US EMBASSY HERE WITH
ANSWERS (AS GIVEN IN BRACKETS AFTER EACH QUESTION):
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HOW MANY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES (VRS) HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED IN THE UK IN THE POST-SCORRI EXERCISE? (20 HAVE ARRIVED
SO FAR. A FURTHER 17 WILL ARRIVE AT THE END OF
86: 41 are due DECEMBER.)
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OVER HOW MANY YEARS WILL OUR OFF-TAKE BE SPREAD?
REFUGEES WILL BE ADMITTED AT A RATE OF ABOUT 40 A MONTH
OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.)
HOW MANY MORE VRS DOES HONG KONG INTEND TO ABSORE? (COMMENT: NEIGHBOUR MADE THE POINT THAT THE GREATER THE NUMBER, THE EASIER IT WOULD BE FOR THE US TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION.) (THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE NOT YET
TAKEN A DECISION ON THIS. WE SHALL INFORM THE AMERICANS
AS SOON AS WE KNOW THEIR DECISION.)
HOW MANY VRS HAS THE UK TAKEN IN UNDER THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME (ODP) DURING 1986? (273 REFUGEES CAME TO THE UK UNDER ODP BETWEEN JAN-OCT 1985. A TOTAL
OF 2417 HAVE COME SINCE 1979, AND SOME 2000 MORE HAVE
BEEN PROMISED ENTRY.)
HOW MANY VRS HAS THE UK TAKEN IN UNDER RASRO SHIP RESCUE
ARRANGEMENTS THIS YEAR?) (29 WERE ADMITTED UP TO 30
SEPTEMBER 1985. FIGURES FOR OCT-DEC NOT YET AVAILABLE.)
HOW EXACTLY HAVE ADMISSION CRITERIA BEEN RELAXED AS A
RESULT OF SCORRE (UNDER FAMILY REUNION CRITERIA INTRODUCED BY THE HOME OFFICE IN JULY 1981, AGREEMENT IS
NORMALLY GIVEN TO THE ENTRY OF THE SPOUSE AND MINOR
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