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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.878 OF 13 JULY 78
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 13 JUL 1978
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INFO UKMIS GENEVA.
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Tel.
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with H:O:
OUR TELNO.728 (NOT TO UKMIS GENEVA) : REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM
U.K OFFER.
1. PROCESSING OF REFUGEES WAS UNFORTUNATELY INTERRUPTED BY THE
DELAY IN ARRIVAL OF CARPENTER, THE U.N.H.C.R REPREESSENTATIVE. HOWEVER, HE IS NOW CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND HAS FOUND THAT OF THOSE REFUGEES WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF ACCEPTANCE BY THE U.S., 62 (TEN SINGLE MEN AND ELEVEN FAMILY GROUPS) ARE WILLING
TO GO ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING THE U.K. WE SHOULD THEREFORE LIKE TO
TAKE UP YOUR OFFER NOW.
2. WE ASSUME YOU WILL WISH FULL PERSONAL DETAILS.
THESE GRATEFUL TO KNOW:
BEFORE SENDING
(A) IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF ALL SIXTY TWO BEING ACCEPTED ?
(B) IF FIFTY ARE TO BE SELECTED, SHOULD THIS BE DONE HERE (WHICH WOULD BE QUICKER AND THEREFORE LIMIT THE RISK OF REFUGEES CHANGING THEIR MINDS) OR DO YOU WISH DETAILS OF ALL 62 (C) IF SELECTION IS MADE HERE, WE WOULD INCLUDE E.G. THE TEN MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WHO SPEAK ENGLISH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
CRITERIA WE SHOULD USE ?
(D) WHEN COULD THE REFUGEES BE ACCEPTED?
(E)
(WITH 1,674 NOW
AWAITING RESETTLEMENT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE WOULD BE HELPFUL).
WHAT TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED ?
ROBERTS
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UND
SEAD
MR CORTAZZI MR
MURRAY
MR WELR
PS/LORD GORENWY ROBERTS PS| MR LUARD.
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