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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ODP
1.
AT A RECENT MEETING WITH THE HOME OFFICE, THEY REOPENED THE QUESTION OF THE FLOW OF PEOPLE LEAVING VIETNAM FOR BRITAIN UNDER THE ODP. THE NUMBERS ARE STILL ERRATIC, WHICH CONTINUES TO CAUSE DIFFICULTIES FOR THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN BRITAIN INVOLVED IN THEIR RESETTLEMENT. AS FAR AS WE CAN TRACE, THIS SUBJECT WAS LAST DISCUSSED IN OUR TELNO 81 TO YOU OF 10 MARCH 1989.
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IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF WE COULD PERSUADE THE VIETNAMESE TO REGULATE THE FLOW OF PEOPLE UNDER THE ODP SO THAT AN APPROXIMATE CONSTANT FIGURE LEAVE FOR THE UK PER MONTH. THE IDEAL RATE REMAINS AT AROUND 30 TO 40 PER MONTH. IF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE BETTER ABLE TO PREDICT THE NUMBERS THEY ARE LIKELY TO RECEIVE. THIS WILL IN TURN MAKE IT EASIER TO WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE 2,000 REFUGEES WE HAVE PLEDGED TO TAKE FROM HONG KONG
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS AND THOSE OF HONG KONG, ON WHETHER IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE AND PROFITABLE FOR YOU TO RAISE THIS MATTER WITH THE VIETNAMESE AT THIS TIME.
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