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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMED MATE HKGO BRUSSELS

TELNO 4

OF 16085OZ MAY 86

нии гизга

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

19 MAY 1986

7

Barten

Vlls reselllement 3rd Countries

FOR FRENCH

YOUR TELNO B485 OF 14 MAY

DESCORD CER

REGISTRY

INAN

PA

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Action Taken

HEREWITH A COPY OF OUR TELNO 1333.

BEGINS

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 1333

OF O5O34OZ MAY 86

AND TO ROUTINE PARIS, UKMIS GENEVA

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یال

PARTS TELNOS 217- AND 432 TO FCO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES PN HONG KONG

WE WERE RECENTLY APPROACHED BY AN ORGANISATION KNOWN AS ECOLES SANS FONT HERES (ESF) WITH A PROPOSAL THAT IT START FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND CULTURAL ORMENTATION FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN THE

CLOSED CENTRES IN HONG KONG. ESF WORK #NCLUDES FINDING LOST RELATIVES AND SPONSORS IN FRANCE FOR REFUGEES.

2. ESF SAND THAT IT HAD LEARNT FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT THAT FRANCE WOULD BE ACCEPTING MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG (NO FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN). ESF SAID THAT IT WOULD APPROACH THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR A GUARANTEED RESETTLEMENT WINTAKE OF 20 PER MONTH BEFORE IT STARTED #TS PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG. EACH COURSE WOULD LAST FOR 6 MONTHS AND INVOLVE UP TO 100 REFUGEES. ESF WOULD CONTRIBUTE 50 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT FUNDS AND PROVIDE TEACHER

TRAINING AND TEACHING AIDS.

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