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16°

OCMIAN 3835

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PP WASHI

FM FCOLN TO WASHI

071320Z FEB

GRS 354

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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON

TELNO 214

OF 071320Z FEBRUARY 86

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MKK 243/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

10 FEB 1936

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT

WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 421 OF 7 FEBRUARY:

OF 070755Z FEBRUARY 86

AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, HKGO BRUSSELS

INFO PRIORITY HKGO GENEVA, HKGO NEW YORK, HKGO WASHINGTON

HKGO LONDON ATTN BEN TANG

HKGO BRUSSELS ATTN NIGEL FRENCH

HKGO GENEVA ATTN ANTHONY WOO

HKGO NEW YORK ATTN BILL DORWARD

HKGO WASHING ATTN PETER LO

YOUR TELNO 244: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

EXCO CONSIDERED TWO MEMORANDA ON VIENTAMESE REFUGEES YESTERDAY

MORNING.

2. AS REGARDS XCC(86)22, MEMBERS NOTED THE REACTION TO HMG'S

DECISION TO ACCEPT FAMILY REUNION CASES FROM HONG KONG AND ITS

IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG. THEY ADVISED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE

ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT PLACES RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF HMG'S

INITIATIVE, HONG KONG SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCEPT 20 ETHNIC CHINESE

REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT EACH MONTH UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 250 ON

THE BASIS OF CRITERIA SET OUT IN THE MEMORANDUM.

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