TNAG-1531-FCO40-2095-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1987 — Page 182

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FOR JEAFFRESON FROM HUM

YOUR TELNO 3597: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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THANK YOU FOR TUR. YOU WILL NOW HAVE SEEN A COPY OF UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 588 ON OUR REQUEST TO JOIN THE QUOTE HONOLULU GROUP UNQUOTE. THE IGC'S RESPONSE HAS NOT ASSISTED OUR SEARCH FOR A MULTILATERAL BASIS ON WHICH TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES TO RESETTLEMENT. OUR INITIAL INCLINATION NOW, SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS HERE, IS TO APPROACH UNHCR DIRECT, WHILE KEEPING IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH IGC MEMBERS BOTH BILATERALLY AND THROUGH THE AUSTRALIANS. WE SHALL NEED TO EXPLORE THIS FURTHER WITHIN THE OFFICE, AND AS A FIRST STAGE SHALL WISH TO EXAMINE HOCKE'S IDEAS AS PRESENTED IN HIS RECENT PAPER TO THE IGC (OUR TELNO 399 TO UKMIS GENEVA).

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WORKING LEVEL CONTACTS WITH HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT FOLLOWING HOCKE'S VISIT HOME OFFICE MINISTERS ARE TAKING A HARD LINE ON FURTHER UK RESETTLEMENT: AND THAT THEY WILL BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER A FURTHER UK RESETTLEMENT INITIATIVE ONLY AS PART OF A CLEAR STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION DIRECTED AT

SO THE IGC'S RESOLVING HONG KONG'S VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM. RESPONSE IS AT ALL NOT HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD. WHAT MORE OUR MINISTERS MIGHT DO TO MOVE THEIR HOME OFFICE

WE ARE CONSIDERING

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