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INFO PRIORITY HELSINKI, BRUSSELS, VIENNA, BONN, THE HAGUE, BERNE INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, COPENHAGEN, LUXEMBOURG, STOCKHOLM, OSLO INFO PRIORITY HKGO BRUSSELS, HKGO GENEVA, DUBLIN, PARIS

INFO SAVING HKGO LONDON

OUR TELNO 266 TO HONG KONG (NOT TO ALL): AND MS WALKER'S LETTER TO LEEKS OF 20 DECEMBER: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: RESETTLEMENT

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IN THE LIGHT OF HONG KONG'S AGREEMENT TO RESETTLE UP TO 25U ETHNIC CHINESE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CAMPS IN HONG KONG (AT A RATE OF ABOUT 20 MONTHLY) AND TO ESTABLISH A RASRO TRANSIT CENTRE, YOU SHOULD NOW APPROACH UNHCR ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES.

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YOU SHOULD INFORM UNHCR OF HONG KONG'S DECISIONS, STRESSING THAT THE ABSORPTION OF THESE REFUGEES IS A COURAGEOUS MEASURE BY HONG KONG GIVEN THEIR DIFFICULTIES IN BEING SEEN TO GIVE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES A BETTER DEAL THAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA, MANY OF WHOM HAVE FAR CLOSER FAMILY AND CULTURAL TIES

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