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MD LOAN 9881
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 203
OF 221705Z JANUARY 88
INFO PRIORITY BONN, UKREP BRUSSELS
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YOUR TELNO 158: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:
RESETTLEMENT IN WEST GERMANY
THANK YOU FOR REPORT IN TUR. WE ARE ALSO NOT SURPRISED BY KAMP S NEGATIVE RESPONSE. THIS IS IN LINE WITH WEST GERMAN RESPONSES TO OUR PREVIOUS APPROACHES.
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THE TEXT OF MR HURD'S LETTER TO HERR ZIMMERMANN WAS CONTAINED IN OUR TELNO 401 TO BONN OF 19 AUGUST 1987, COPIED TO YOU. HERR ZIMMERMANN'S RESPONSE, SENT ON 16 SEPTEMBER, WAS NEGATIVE, REFERRING TO THE INFLUX OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS INTO FRG AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NOW OVER 700,000 REFUGEES IN THE FRG. COPIES OF BOTH LETTERS FOLLOW BY BAG.
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ON THE QUESTION OF RAISING DURABLE SOLUTIONS IN THE EPC CONTEXT AS SEEN FROM HERE, THE MOST APPROPRIATE FORUM WOULD BE THE NEXT ASIA WORKING GROUP MEETING ON 17/18 FEBRUARY. WE WILL TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTION OF DURABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE INDO CHINESE REFUGEE PROBLEM IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. THIS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY UNDUE PROBLEMS.
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