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OCMIAN 8410

CONFIDENTIAL

PP HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

21110OZ MAY

GRE 196

Hinn 243/9

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

22 MAY 1986

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 947

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

OF 21110OZ MAY 86

NIR

YOUR TELNO 1357 (BEING REPEATED TO WASHINGTON): VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES

38410 - 1

1.

WE TOO ARE CONCERNED AT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG

AND FOR THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME AS A WHOLE OF ANY DECREASE IN

THE VOLUME OF RESETTLEMENT TO THE US AS FORESHADOWED IN PARAS 9

AND 10 OF TUR. WE SHOULD BEGIN NOW TO URGE THE US TO AT LEAST

MAINTAIN THE PRESENT MOMENTUM BY AMENDING THEIR CRITERIA, OR (IF

THIS IS RELEVANT) BY DIVERTING UNUSED SLOTS FROM OTHER PLACES OF

FIRST ASYLUM.

2.

WE HAVE IT IN MIND THAT NACH (SEAD) COULD SPEAK TO

NEIGHBOUR (US EMBASSY) AGAIN, DRAWING UPON ANY IDEAS YOU OR

WASHINGTON MAY HAVE AS TO HOW THE US MIGHT MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT

LEVEL OF RESETTLEMENT FROM HONG KONG. TO AVOID ANY DANGEROUS

HICCUPS IN THE NUMBER OF MONTHLY DEPARTURES FOR THE US, WE SHOULD LIKE TO DO THIS SOON. YOU AND WASHINGTON MAY ALSO, OF COURSE,

WISH TO TACKLE THE AMERICANS LOCALLY.

3.

GRATEFUL YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT POINTS MIGHT BE PUT TO THE

AMERICANS.

HOWE

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

NAD

PE/MR RENTON

SIR W HARDING

DR WILEON

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