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1. THE QUAI HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED
300 RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR THE REGINE'S OPERATIONS. WARREN, CHARGE DE MISSION FOR REFUGEES, HAS TOLD US THAT THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AT
A HIGH POLITICAL LEVEL WITH LITTLE CONSULTATION OF OFFICIALS. WE
DREW TO HIS ATTENTION THE PROBELMS POSED BY MERCY SHIPS OPERATIONS
(HONG KONG TUR PARA 4). HE TOOK NOTE.
2. WE SAID WE HOPED THAT THIS GENEROUS FRENCH OFFER OF RESETTLEMENT
PLACES WOULD BE THE FORERUNNER OF SIMILAR GENEROUS RESPONSE TO OUR
RECENT REQUESTS FOR FURTHER FRENCH HELP IN TAKING REFUGEES FROM HONG
KONG'S CAMPS, WARREN WAS NOT OPTIMISTIC. HE AGAIN PROMISED AN EARLY
RESPONSE ON THE LISTS GIVEN TO THE FRENCH CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG
KONG LAST DECEMBER (MY TELNO 217): HE SAID THAT FRENCH WOULD TAKE
SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THESE.
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3. WE RECOMMEND THAT MINISTERS TAKE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS THEIR NEW FRENCH COLLEAGUES TO ACCEPT MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. MRS CHALKER'S LIKELY MEETING ON 29 APRIL WITH BARIANI, THE JUNIOR QUAI MINISTER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REFUGEE QUESTIONS, MAY PROVIDE AN OCCASION. BARIANI WOULD ALSO BE AN APPROPARIATE INTERLOCUTOR ON THE QUESTION OF VISAS FOR HONG KONG BDTCS.
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RECS REGISTRY
22 APR 1986
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