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FCO FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE..
NEW YORK FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Y OUR TELNO 51 : LETNAMESE REFUGEES : INDO-CHINA RESOURCE ACTION
CENTER (IRAC) SYMPOSIUM
1. WE HAVE CHECKED WITH STATE ABOUT THE IRAC. STATE KNOW THEM WELL: THEY ARE A SMALL BUT SERIOUS AND ACTIVE GROUP HEADED BY DR KHOA. HE IS BECOMING ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN VIETNAMESE LOBBY ISTS IN WASHINGTON ON BEHALF OF THE REFUGEES. STATE UNDERSTAND THAT HE MADE A TOUR OF COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM, INCLUDING HONG KONG, IN THE SPRING OF 1987. ON RETURN TO WASHINGTON HE PUBLISHED A REPORT WHICH ATTRACTED SOME ATTENTION HERE. STATE ADDED THAT THE IRAC TAKE A RESPONSIBLE VIEW ON
REFUGEE ISSUES: BUT THEIR MAIN INTEREST IS OF COURSE IN LOBBY ING FOR INCREASED ACTION BY THE US ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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AS REGARDS THE SYMPOSIUM ON 5-7 JUNE, STATE CONFIRMED THAT JONATHAN MOORE HAD BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK. THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CERTAINLY BE REPRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM. BUT IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY AT THIS STAGE WHETHER MOORE HIMSELF WOULD SPEAK OR WHAT LEVEL OF ATTENDANCE THE IRAC WOULD BE ABLE TO ORGANISE.
3. WE SHARE YOUR VIEW THAT THE SYMPOSIUM LOOKS LIKE BEING A USEFUL OCCASION. IF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WISHED TO COME, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP WITH
ARRANGING SEPARATE CALLS ON OTHERS CONCERNED HERE WITH THE
VIETNAMESE REFUGEE ISSUE.
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