PRIORITY
GPS 250A
EN CLAIR'
FM COPENHAGEN 221550Z
UNCLASSIFIED
RECEIVECE IN REGISTRY No. 50
27 MAY 1975
WKK 18/25
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO.162 OF 22 MAY, 1975 AND TO PRIORITY HONG
KONG INFO WASHINGTON INFO SAVING STOCKHOLM PARIS OTTAWA CANBERRA
AND WELLINGTON.
MIPT
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE:-
BEGINS
1. THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAS APPEALED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF STATES, INCLUDING DENMARK, FOR THEIR COOPERATION WITH REGARD TO SOLVING THE GRAVE INTER- NATIONAL PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE MORE THAN 100,030 SOUTH VIETNAMESE AND CAMBODIANS WHO AS A RESULT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDOCHINA HAVE FLED TO THIRD COUNTRIES WHERE NOT ALL MAY BE GRANTED PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
2. IN RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO INFORM THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES THAT DENMARK IS PREPARED TO OFFER ASYLUM TO UP TO 100 SCUTH VIETNAMESE POLITICAL REFUGEES AND POSSIBLY A FEW ADDITIONAL REFUGEES IN NEED FOR REUNION OF FAMILIES. THIS DECISION IS IN KEEPING WITH THE
POLICY OF BOTH THE PRESENT AND FORMER GOVERNMENTS.
3. THE DANISH REPLY TO THE HIGH COMMISSIONER WILL INDICATE THAT THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES GOING TO DENMARK SHOULD PREFERABLY COME FROM HONG KONG WHOSE AUTHORITIES RECENTLY ALLOWED THE DANISH FREIGHTER CLARA MAERSK TO LET APPROXIMATELY 4,000 SOUTH VIETNAMESE DISEMBARK THERE FOLLOWING A RESCUE OPERATION AT SEA.
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