GRS 200
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PARIS
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 490
OF 071628Z MAY 86
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS PLEASE PASS TO HKGO
243/1 (303)
HONG KONG TELNO 1333 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
SUMMARY
1. SIGNS OF MODEST PROGRESS.
DETAIL
4
MABartow
Tel out
brick
Don't biet-help
2. IN RESPONSE TO OUR LATEST ENQUIRY, WARREN (CHARGE DE MISSION FOR REFUGEES, QUAI) TODAY SAID THAT HE WOULD BE WRITING TO US SHORTLY TO CONFIRM THAT FRANCE HAS RECENTLY DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD AGAIN START
TO TAKE SMALL NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG. TWO
MINORS ARRIVED IN FRANCE ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND AUTHORITY HAS ALREADY
BEEN GIVEN FOR 3 OR 4 FAMILIES (ABOUT 10 INDIVIDUALS) TO BE ADMITTED. THE FRENCH THOUGHT THAT THE ECOLE SANS FRONTIERES (ESF)
INITIATIVE REPORTED IN HONG KONG TUR WAS WORTHWHILE, AND THEY WOULD
ACCEPT A MORAL COMMITMENT TO ADMIT CERTAIN REFUGEES TRAINED BY ESF:
BUT THE NUMBERS WOULD BE IN DOZENS RATHER THAN HUNDREDS,
3. WARREN INDICATED THAT ESF WAS REPUTABLE ORGANISATION. WE HAVE
SPOKEN BY TELEPHONE TO ONE OF ITS OFFICIALS AND ORGANISED A MEETING
NEXT WEEK TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION AND SEE WHETHER THERE IS SCOPE FOR COOPERATION OVER EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE RESETTLEMENT OFFERS. WE SHALL REPORT AGAIN IN THE LIGHT OF
THIS AND WHEN WE RECEIVE WARREN'S PROMISED LETTER.
FRETWELL
BOAT PEOPLE
LIMITED
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BEAD
HKD
UND
FED
NEWS D
MARD
P8
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING
MR O'NEILL MR WILSON
BOAT PEOPLE
CONFIDENTIAT
нии гизка
243/4
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
19 MAY 1986
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.