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families.

Prefer better educated

refugees

southerners) (Woodhouse telex 17.10.85, folio 327)

Finnish Government have approved

(northerners or

annual quota of 100 refugees.

Good chance that at least s ome of first year's quota would be

offered to refugees from Hong Kong. Embassy to seek meeting with Seppala (Helsinki telno 216, 25.10.85, folio 347)

Seppala confirms that Finland will

aim to take majority of first

year's quota from among Vietnamese in Hong Kong. Probably 80

from Hong Kong and 20 from Indonesia

(Helsinki telno 222,

5.11.85, folio 365) (see also folio 368)

(UKMIS letter 20 December) Quota 100 South East

half probably Hong Kong

(folio 495)

and includes disabled.

Asia of which

Unofficial

(Hong Kong Tel 169 of 16 January) UNHCR sent list of 12 in 3

families with close relatives in Finland (folio 19)

FRANCE

but will consider (Paris telno

-

Unlikely to be able to do more,

801, 26.9.85, folio 228)

Consulate in Hong Kong: will

pass on request family reunion

cases the most likely. Want further meeting after UNHCR / EXC OM

(Hong Kong telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264)

Woodhouse meeting with member of Dumas Cabinet: French undertook

to

re-examine applications so far made by refugees in Hong Kong, and to consider accepting small number of unaccompanied minors

(Paris telno 891, 16.10.85, folio 297. See also folio 327)

PUS meeting with M Ross: possible that cases of French speaking and family reunion cases could be followed up favourably record

of meeting 30.10.85, folio 369)

Marchand (Dumas' Cabinet) confirmed

in

instructions sent to French

Consulate General

Hong Kong to re-examine relevant cases

(Paris telno 949, 6.11.85, folio 377) (see also folio 378)

Anglo-French summit 15 Nov:

Agreement to keep in touch -on

refugees (record, 20.11.85, folio 408)

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