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The Embassy approached the Auswaertiges Amt again in February, to urge the Germans to accept more refugees in the

refugees light of Hong Kong's decision to absorb 250 in Hong Kong.

reiterato The Germans responded in March that, apart from the one-off intake referred to at para-6, they were only prepared to accept refugees within thef agreed criteria (close relatives in FRG, ship rescue cases).

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