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RECEIVE! REGISTRY

- 5 JAN 1989

FROM: A R Paul

Hong Kong Department/

DATE: 30 December 1988

DESK OFFICER

INL

PA

AGUS Taken

Private Secretary

cc: PS/Lord Glenarthur

PS/Mr Eggar

Mr Gillmore

Mr McLaren

SEAD

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER

FROM OXFAM HONG KONG

Problem

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A

1. A letter to the Prime Minister from Mr Chris Bale of Oxfam Hong

Kong calling for an increase in the UK's quota of refugees resettled from Hong Kong to a rate of 60 per month.

B

Recommendation

2. I recommend that the Prime Minister is advised to reply along

the lines of the attached draft. I submit a short covering Private

Secretary's letter.

Background

3. The draft follows closely the line in the letter to Miss Lydia Dunn, which the Prime Minister has now approved, including the detail about the rate of resettlement envisaged.

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