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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO VISA 2228 OF 17 OCTOBER
YOUR VISA 69.
ADMISSION OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES TO THE UK.
WE WILL INFORM YOU AS SOON AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY
THE HOME OFFICE.
WE TRUST THAT THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY OVER TRANSPORTATION
COSTS BEING MET BY UNHCR AS ODM HAVE RECEIVED FORMAL APPROVAL
FOR PDS STG 150,000 TO BE PAID TO UNHCR APPEAL FOR RESETTLEMENT
AND REPATRIATION OF CAMBODIAN AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEES OUTSIDE
INDOCHINA.
VOLUNTARY ORGAINSIATIONS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEPTION, AND INITIAL HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT AND ESTIMATE THEY WILL NEED
5 WEEKS FROM NOW TO COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS. WE WILL NNOTIFY YOU
WHEN THEY ARE READY TO RECEIVE REFUGEES AND IN WHAT NUMBERS. IN ADDITION TO NAMES AND FLIGHT DETAILS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF"
WE COULD PASS TO THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ANY MORE PRECISE
INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE ON STANDARDS OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
AND PAST PRACTICAL WORKING EXPERIENCE WHICH WOULD HELP IN JOB
PLACEMENT. DO ANY FOR EXAMPLE HAVE COOKING EXPERIENCE WHICH COULD
BE EXTREMELY USEFUL WHILE PARTIES ARE IN HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION?
WHO AMONG THEM ARE CATHOLICS?
IT WOULD BE BEST TO ACQUAINT THEM AS FAR AS YOU ARE ABLE WITH CON-
DITIONS OF LIFE IN THE UK INCLUDING CURRENT HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT
DIFFICULTIES. THOSE WHO ARE STUDENTS SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE EASILY TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES.
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