TNAG-1538-FCO40-2102-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-resettlement-in-third-countri-1986 — Page 65

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HKGO 6586/LM 890

17 OCTOBER 1986

FOR DAVID JEAFFRESON, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

FM

KEN WOODHOUSE IN LONDON

COPIED TO: CLINTON LEEKS, HKD, FCO

ANTHONY WOO, GENEVA (PLS PASS TO DELIA WALKER AT UKMIS)

CONFIDENTIAL

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START CM 44

REVIEW OF RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS

- LKK 213/3

RECERB

REGISTRY 10 NOV 1986

I WENT OVER THE RESULTS OF THAT YEAR'S DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE" WITH DAVID BARTON FROM THE FCO YESTERDAY (THURSDAY, 16 OCTOBER).

(A)

Now (B)

refused

овгоро

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

AUSTRALIA INCREASED ITS OFFTAKE FROM 400 TO 600 LAST YEAR BUT

WITHOUT A HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL FALL TO 400 THIS YEAR. BRITISH OFFTAKE THERE IS LITTLE WE CAN DO TO INFLUENCE THIS.

AUSTRIA HAS AGREED TO TAKE 27 FAMILY REUNION REFUGEES ONLY. BUT

MORE PRESSURE REQUIRED BY THIS IS MOVING PAINFULLY SLOWLY. UKMIS ON UNHCR AND IN CAPITAL.

BELGIUM HAS AGREED TO TAKE 29 REFUGEES NEXT YEAR THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF ALBERT GUYAUX. WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES THROUGH. PRESSURE IN GENEVA AND CAPITAL.

CANADA INCREASED ITS OFFTAKE BY 50 LAST YEAR TO 1050 BUT HAS INDICATED THAT IT MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE HALF THIS FIGURE NEXT YEAR. AGAIN AN ONGOING COMMITTMENT FROM HMG IS THE ONLY WAY TO INCREASE THIS FIGURE.

DENMARK HAVE AGREED TO TAKE 50 (I THINK), BUT ONLY A FEW HAVE LEFT. THE DANES ONLY RESPOND TO THE UNHCR AND ARE UNLIKELY TO HELP NEXT YEAR WITHOUT ANOTHER GESTURE FROM HMG.

FINLAND TOOK 69 LAST YEAR (45 FROM THE NORTH) AND HAVE AGREED TO TAKE MORE NEXT YEAR. SEEK TIME AND NUMBERS FROM HELSINKI.

FRANCE HAS HINTED THAT IT WILL TAKE FRANKOPHONES AND THE ECOLE SANS FRONTIERS CLASSES ARE NOW IN OPERATION IN HONG KONG. WE MUST SEEK A FIRM COMMITTMENT FROM PARIS IF THIS SCHEME IS TO SUCCEED. UNHCR SHOULD BE ASKED TO HELP.

GERMANY CANNOT GIVE A QUOTA BUT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR FAMILY REUNION REFUGEES IN GENEVA AND CAPITAL.

(1)

ICELAND CAN BE IGNORED.

(J)

IRELAND HAVE FORMED SEVERAL COMMITTEES BUT SHOULD BE PRESSED IN DUBLIN FOR SOME ACTION.

(K)

ITALY CAN BE IGNORED.

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