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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH HERR GENSCHER, 1 JULY

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG

Points to Make

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1.

Have the Länder responded to

resettling more Vietnamese Re fugees

(Genscher undertook in Halifax on 30

Länder.)

2.

your

approaches on

from Hong Kong?

May to chase the

Hope you can accept at least the 90 refugees in Hong Kong with relatives in Germany. Any gesture beyond this would add a useful political dimension. (Most EC partners

have agreed to take some refugees from Hong Kong. The

Länder has been reluctant to do so, in view of their

problems over Tamils and other asylum-seekers. However, two Länder have accepted 150 refugees picked up by a "Mercy Ship" in April. A positive response from FRG would help our

efforts to persuade others to accept more Hong Kong

refugees.)

We

3. (If asked about other countries' response to our current diplomatic campaign.) As HMA Bonn promised on 19 May, we have provided details (via the Embassy) of EC responses. have heard since then

then that Denmark will take 50 refugees.

Other offers include:

Australia

Canada

Finland

New Zealand

Norway

Sweden

1

HKIC 243/94

REGISTRY

27 JUN 1986.

ICER

200

500

80

CECEIVE

20

75

100

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