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CON FID EN TIAL

December) UNHCR HQ

believes

not worth

(UKMIS letter of 20

pressing further (folio 495)

ITALY

1

Difficult but will consider (Rome telno 805, 27.9.85, folio 235)

In long term might be able to accept small number of refugees as

symbolic gesture. Cannot increase offtake at present. But wil1

continue to accept those with relatives already settled in Italy

(Northern (Rome) letter 14.10.85, folio 312)

Italian Consulate in Hong Kong: many internal problems,

including unemployment, terrorism, refugees from other places

therefore not in a position to consider accepting more from Hon g

Kong (but request referred to Rome)

telno (Hong Kong

2414,

5.11.85, folio 368)

Feldmann:

Italy

unlikely to be able to help (letter

Walker/Leeks 14.11.85, folio

>

Italians have told UNHCR they cannot help (UKMIS letter 20 Dec,

folio 495)

JAPAN

Agreed to consider

carefully

-

asked for details of other

countries' responses (Tokyo telno 684, 27.9.8, folio 230)

Mr O'Neill meeting with Japanese MFA: understand Hong Kong's

problems. Currently considering how many more refugees they

might take (4.9.85, folio 249)

Consulate General in Hong Kong: cautious; but will continue to

take refugees from Hong Kong. Resettlement mission to go to Hong Kong next year (Hong Kong telno 2080, 5.10.85, folio 264) Woodhouse meeting with Japanese

representative in Geneva: Hong