TNAG-1536-FCO40-2100-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-resettlement-in-third-countri-1986 — Page 149

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CONFIDENTIAL

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5/5/86

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FOR SECURITY BRANCH (WOODHOUSE!

FROM BRUSSELS OFFICE (FRENCH)

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

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IF AT ALL ONLY 29 WOULD COME FROM HONG KONG - THE NUMBER BEING BASED ON THE EARLIER UNHCR LIST OF FAMILY REUNION CASES. NO OTHER CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MENTIONED, BUT THE CHOICE IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE FROM THE LATEST AVAILABLE UNHCR LIST OF 54 REFUGEES WITH CLOSE RELATIVES IN BELGIUM (SENT TO US IN MID-JANUARY YOUR TELNC 5 OF 2 JANUARY REFERE).

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STILL NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION, BUT THIS IS CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED QUITE SOOM.

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