TNAG-1915-FCO40-2719-Hong-Kong-resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-in-third-count-1989 — Page 88

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1318

OF 27070OZ APRIL 89

INFO PRIORITY HANOI

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HKB 243/28

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015363

MDLIAN 6530

PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNO 760 TO WASHINGTON:

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING IN GENEVA

THE US CONTINGENT OFFER OF ADDITIONAL RESETTLEMENT PLACES (PARA 10 OF TUR) RAISES CLEAR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MORE HMG MIGHT BE ABLE

TO OFFER AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE IN JUNE. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT HMG

WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SOMETHING:

(A) TO MEET PRESSURE FROM THE MAIN RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, AND

(B) TO SATISFY THE POLITICAL DIMENSION HERE.

2. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE PROSPECTS OF

SECURING A FURTHER UK COMMITMENT (EVEN ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS BEFORE ICIR MEETS IN JUNE).

WILSON

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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