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BACKGROUND NOTE
References
A.
Hansard extracts
B.
C.
D.
CONEI DENTI AL
House of Commons Debate on 15 December 1978
Written Answer (Commons) 16 January 1979
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Written Answer (Commons) 18 January 1979
UNHCR Statistics (end December 1978) of Refugee Caseload in
South-East Asia, including those accepted for resettlement
elsewhere.
E.
Vietnamese Government press release
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policy on Vietnamese
leaving the country.
Background
1. The exodus from Vietnam continues.
The numbers (approximate)
who left over the past few months and who arrived safely at various
South-East Asian shores were:
September
8,558
October
12,540
November
21,505
December
12,500.
2. The UNHCR international consultations (which Mr Luard attended)
called last month to discuss the whole refugee problem in South-East
Asia were useful, though they provided no easy solutions. About
US$12 million new money was contributed (US$1 million from the UK)
and about 5,000 new offers of resettlement places made.
reported to the House on 15 December.
Mr Luard
CONFIDENTT AL
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