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STANDING CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES
Parnell House 25 Wilton Road
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Tel: 01-828 7616
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London SW1.
By M/s Hell
ASIA COMMITTEE
MINUTES of the meeting held at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 5 July 1977 in the Library, International Development Centre, Parnell House, 25 Wilton Road, London SW1.
Chairman:
Observers:
PRESENT:
Representative in the UK of the UNHCR
S.E. Asia Department, FCO UN Department, FCO
Organisations:
British Red Cross Society
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Mr. R.G.A. Etherington-Smith
Mr. J. Heidler
Miss S.M. Bull MVO Mr. Patrick Morgan
Miss S. Balfour
Catholic Fund for Overseas Development Miss Mary Galvin
Christian Aid
Friends Service Council Ockenden Venture
Oxfam
Project Vietnam Orphans Save the Children Fund Tibet Society of the UK Wings of Friendship YWCA
Secretary:
Asst. to Secretary:
Mr. Michael Hawkes Miss Barbara Bowman Miss Joyce Pearce Mr. Bernard Llewellyn Rev. Patrick Ashe
Lady Alexandra Metcalfe Miss Frances Blackett Mrs. Greta Eedle Miss E. Bertin
Miss N. Rice-Jones
Mrs. E. Dony
Apologies for Absence were received from the following:-
Find Your Feet Ltd
Joint Council for the Welfare of
Immigrants
World University Service
YWCA
Mrs. Carol Martin
Miss Sue Shutter
Mrs. Kie Sebastian
Miss Helen McSwiney
The Chairman welcomed Miss S.M. Bull (S.E. Asia Dept, FCO), Miss E. Bertin (YWCA) and Miss Mary Galvin (CAFOD) attending for the first time.
Minutes of the meeting held on 21 April 1977, which had been circulated, were confirmed and signed with the following amendments:-
a) Page 1 Minute 3
line 1 delete "UNHCR"
para 1 line 4 delete "Chinese"
b) Page 2 Minute 4 c) Page 4 Minute 5b)
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para 3 line 4 amend to "Thu Duc district of Saigon"
d) Page 5 a) reword to read: "There was so far no demand for medical
personnel. Local medical staff seemed to be good" e) Page 5 Minute 6b) para 2 amend first line to read
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