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AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA.

INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, HKGO BRUSSELS, HKGO GENEVA

INFO PRIORITY HKGO NEW YORK, HKGO WASHINGTON, HKGO LONDON

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HONG KONG TELNO 421: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1.

WE WELCOME EXCO'S DECISIONS ON RESETTLEMENT, AND RASRO HOPE THAT THEY WILL PROMPT OTHERS TO RESPOND BY RESETTLING MORE

REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. IN VIEW OF THE INTEREST ALREADY EXPRESSED IN FURTHER ABSORPTION BY HONG KONG AND THE RASRO CENTRE WE ARE PREPARING TELEGRAMS TO POSTS AND TO UKMIS GENEVA (TO ASK

UNHCR TO APPROACH THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ASKED THAT SUCH APPROACHES BE MADE THROUGH UNHCR) INSTRUCTING THEM TO INFORM RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES OF HONG KONG'S DECISION AND TO URGE THE

RESETTLEMENT OF MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG CAMPS.

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HKD

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PS/MR RENTON

SIR W HARDING ·

DR WILSON

COPIES TO:

HKGO

MR RAWSTHORNE, HOME

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