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REV MARTYN SMYTH MP WROTE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN

JULY TO ASK FOR FACTUAL BACKGROUND ON HONG KONG'S REFUGEE

PROBLEM. MR RENTON REPLIED ON STANDARD LINES, INCLUDING

INFORMATION ON OUTCOME TO DATE OF OUR SCORRI CAMPAIGN TO SECURE

MORE RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR HONG KONG.

2。

REV SMYTH HAS NOW WRITTEN AGAIN TO MR RENTON, TO ASK HOW

MANY OF THE REFUGEES FOR WHOM OUR SCORRI CAMPAIGN SECURED EXTRA

RESETTLEMENT PLACES HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT HONG KONG.

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IT IS PLAINLY NOT EASY TO IDENTIFY QUOTE SCORRI UNQUOTE

RESETTLEMENT OFFERS FROM THOSE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING

WITHOUT SCORRI (IE NORMAL OFFTAKES - MAINLY US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA). AS SOMETHING BY WAY OF QUOTE RULE OF THUMB UNQUOTE

WE HAVE USED A FIGURE OF 1100 FOR THE TOTAL OF EXTRA QUOTE SCORRI

UNQUOTE PLACES WE HAVE SECURED (IE CANADA 500, AUSTRALIA 200,

DENMARK 50, FINLAND 80, NETHERLANDS 80, NEW ZEALAND 21, NORWAY 75, SWEDEN 100, GREECE 6, LUXEMBOURG 29). GRATEFUL IF ON THIS

BASIS YOU COULD PROVIDE DESKBY 280100Z A FIGURE FOR THE

APPROXIMATE TOTAL OUT OF THIS 1100 WHO HAVE ALREADY LEFT HONG

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