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4.. TALKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE NOW BEEN CONCLUDED. DETAILS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PEACHED CANNOT BE DISCLOSED BUT FOR YOUR CON INFORATION THE KENYA GOVERNMENT HAVE UNDERTAKEN BOTH NOT
TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE WAITING IN THE QUEUE FOR VOUCHERS WHOSE RESIDENCE PERMITS HAVE EXPIRED, AND ALSO TO TAKE BACK CERTAIN GUEUE JUMPERS. THIS SHOULD PESULT IN FEWER ''SHUTTLECOCK''
CASES. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE DECIDED TO ACT NOW, BEFORE THE TALKS WITH UGANDA HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED, PRIMARILY BECAUSE
OF THE BUILD-UP OF URGENT CASES IN KENYA, AND BECAUSE IT IS
CONSIDERED UNDESIRABLE TO DELAY TOO LONG NOW THAT AN UNDERSTANDING
HAS BEEN REACHED WITH THE KENYANS. IT IS HOPED THAT A SIMILAR
UNDERSTANDING WILL BE REACHED WITH THE NEW REGIME IN UGANDA.
EFFECT OF QUOTA INCREASES
5.. THE DOUBLING OF THE QUOTA CF 1,500 VOUCHERS A YEAR FOR HEADS
OF HOUSEHOLDS WILL PRODUCE AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF SOME 12,000 PERSONS A YEAR (WHEN DEPENDANTS ARE INCLUDED), AS COMPARED WITH ABOUT
6,320 A YEAR AT PRESENT. THE ONCE-FOR-ALL' ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF 1,50% VOUCHERS (TO RELIEVE THE GREAT PRESSURE ON
THE QUEUE) WILL PRODUCE A FURTHER 6,202 PERSONS THIS YEAR.
OVER 8,200 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS, MOSTLY IN KENYA AND UGANDA, HAVE
APPLIED FOR VOUCHERS. THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE AT PRESENT OVER
33,000 PERSONS WAITING TO COME HERE. THE INCREASE IN THE RATE CF ISSUE OF VOUCHERS WILL NOT ALLOW THEM ALL TO COME AT ONCE, BUT
IT WILL ENABLE THE URGENT CASES TO BE DEALT WITH QUICKLY.
6.. THE ALLOCATION OF VOUCHERS BETWEEN KENYA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA
IS PRIMARILY A MATTER FOR ARRANGEMNT BETWEEN THE BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSIONS IN THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS, WHICH FLUCTUATE CONSIDERABLY FROM TIME TO TIME. PRIORITY
IS GIVEN TO FERSONS UNDER THE GREATEST PRESSURE TO LEAVE, BUT
ACCOUNT IS ALSO TAKEN OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT, AND
THE INCREASED ALLOCATION OF VOUCHERS WILL ENABLE MORE ATTENTION
TO BE PAID TO THESE MATTERS.
EFFECT ON NUMBERS ADMITTED TO THIS.COUNTRY.
7.. THE DOUBLING OF THE QUOTA OF 1,538 SPECIAL VOUCHERS A YEAR
WILL PRODUCE AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF SOME 12,030 FERSONS: AND
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THE ONCE-FOR- ALL' ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF 1,522 VOUCHERS
WILL PRODUCE A FURTHER 6,003 PERSONS THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR.
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