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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 167
OF 01113OZ MARCH 89
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YOUR TELNO 318 AND HONG KONG TELNO 631: ECVIIS AND VBPS. 1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN SECOND TUR. SINCE UNHCR ARE AWARE OF THESE CASES, BUT HAVE NOT SOUGHT TO RAISE THEM WITH US, IT WOULD SEEM THAT UNHCR ACCEPT THAT THEY DO NOT FALL INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS THE 53 CASES WHO REMAIN TO BE RESETTLED.
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IN VIEW OF THIS, AND THE ARGUMENTS IN SECOND TUR WE AGREE THAT THE 22 (PARA 2 OF SECOND TUR) SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY FROM ANY OTHER ECVII, AND THAT ACTION SHOULD BE SET IN HAND FOR NCNA TO ARRANGE FOR THEIR EARLY REPATRIATION.
3. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG WOULD NOW PREPARE AN UPDATED SPEAKING NOTE AS REQUESTED IN PARA 3 OF 1ST TUR, AND IF YOU WOULD TAKE THIS UP WITH THE MFA AT THE EARLIEST APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY · FOLLOWING THE DPA'S MEETINGS ON 2 AND 3 MARCH.
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