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WOULD RAISE DIFFICULT POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN ISSUES. (WOULD HMG BE IN FAVOUR OF DISCUSSIONS WITH VIETNAMESE?) TOO EARLY TO SAY. WOULD WISH TO HEAR VIEWS OF OTHER
MEMBERS.
IN OUR (INVOLVE OTHERS EG COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM DISCUSSIONS?) WISH TO HEAR VIEWS OF GROUP MEMBERS FIRST. FEEL THERE MIGHT HOWEVER BE MERIT IN INVOLVING FIRST
ASYLUM COUNTRIES AT A LATER STAGE.
(FURTHER UK RESETTLEMENT?) WE ARE NOW CLOSE TO COMPLETING OUR COMMITMENT IN REPLY TO SCORRI LAST YEAR TO RESETTLE UP TO 500 ADDITIONAL VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE. SHALL BE CONSIDERING IN DUE COURSE WHAT FURTHER MEASURES MIGHT BE TAKEN TO HELP HONG KONG.
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MARD
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PS/MR RENTON PS / MA EGEAR
SIR W HARDING MR SLATER MR WILSON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
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