GRS 250
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PARIS
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 217
OF 271716Z FEBRUARY 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS FOR HKGO
YOUR TELNO 75 TO BONN (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG.
1. ACTION TAKEN. MME MAUROY, HEAD OF REFUGEES DIVISION, DEPARTMENT FOR FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE AT THE QUAI (WHO HAS BEEN ON LEAVE), AND M.DE WARREN, CHARGE DE MISSION IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT TOOK NOTE. THEY UNDERTOOK TO GIVE US A REPLY WITHIN ABOUT A MONTH ON THE QUESTION OF ADMITTING TO FRANCE SOME OR ALL OF THE REFUGEES ON THE LISTS GIVEN TO THE FRENCH CONSULATE-GENERAL IN HONG KONG IN DECEMBER (HONG KONG TELNO 2692 OF 2 DECEMBER 1985).
2. AS FOR ADMITTING FURTHER REFUGEES, WARREN SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE EASILY ADMISSIBLE TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IF THEY HAD UNDERGONE TRAINING WHILE IN HONG KONG CENTRES IN THE LANGUAGES OF THE POTENTIAL HOST COUNTRIES AND IN OTHER AREAS WHICH MIGHT MAKE THEIR INTEGRATION EASIER. HE HINTED (BUT GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO COMMITMENT) THAT FRANCE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT 40 REFUGEES WHO HAD BEEN PREPARED IN THIS WAY FOR SETTLEMENT IN FRANCE.
3. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME REFUGEES MAY ALREADY RECEIVE TUITION IN FRENCH IN THE CENTRES. WARREN'S REMARK PROVIDES AN OBVIOUS PEG ON WHICH TO HANG A FURTHER REQUEST, AFTER WE HAVE THE FRENCH REPLY ON
DECEMBER
FRETHELLBER LISTS. FOR INSTANCE, MIGHT HONG KONG BE ABLE TO PROPOSE A DEAL OF INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR A GROUP OF SAY 100 REFUGEES, AGAINST A FRENCH UNDERTAKING TO ADMIT THEM AT THE END OF THE TRAINING PERIOD (SAY 6-9 MONTHS)?
FRETWELL
LIMITED
HKD
COPIES TO:)
НК сто
し
LONDON
تاد
FED
SEAD
UND
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
CONFIDENTIAL
B
JKK 243/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
28 FEB 1986
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