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British Embassy

Britannia House rue Joseph II 28 1040 Brussels

Telephone (02) 217 90 00

Telex 22703

D Barton Esq Hong Kong Dept

FCO

Your reference

Our reference

Date

16 May 1986

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Dear David,

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

PIR HR will. TUR VRs: Resettlement 3d Combies,

243/1 (202)

1. I attach a copy of HKGO Brussels reply to an enquiry addressed to them from Hong Kong, in the same terms as Hong Kong tel po to Brussels (already copied to you).

2.

In the meantime, Schokkaert in the MFA had told me (again in confidence until officially confirmed), that he believed all the 50 would be from Hong Kong, and separate from the specific family reunion cases which we have already communicated to the Belgians. But he was vague on further details.

3. We therefore propose not to muddy the waters further by a separate reply to Hong Kong now, but will probe Schokkaert again in a couple of weeks, preferably jointly with French of HKGO (Brussels).

Your ever, век

P H B

Baker

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