3. DE MAAN THOUGH CACH COUNTRY WOULD WISH TO FALLOW IT SOWN HATT** RATION PROCEDURES BUT THAT THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES NIGHT PREFER TO DEAL INITIALLY WITH UNICR RATHER THAN WITH EMBAS
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS. HE WOULD HAVE TO FIND OUT. ONE POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE FOR THE UNHCR OFFICE IN HANOI TO OBTAINR APPROVAL OF INDIVIDUAL CASES BY THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES AND THEN MATCH APPLICATIONS WITH THOSE RECEIVED THROUGH EMBASSIES FROM
RELATIVES IN HOST COUNTRIES.
4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON HOW ANY ARRANGEMENT COULD BEST DE FITTED INTO GRITISH PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING IMMIGRANTS FOR PERMANENT SETTLEMENT JOINING RELATIVES. I PRESUME THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THE QUOTE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AS THEY WOULD IN FACT BE IMMIGRANTS NOT REFUCEES, SOME IDEA OF HOW MANY WE COULD TAKE WOULD HELP UNHCR IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE ORDERLY FLOW WHICH WE SUPPORT.
5. MY TELNO 29 TO FCO DE HAAN SAID THAT THE HIGH COMMISSIONER HAD DEEN INCONTACT WITH CARDINAL VILLOT AT THE HOLY SEE TWO WEEKS AGO AND WITH THE LATTER'S REPRESENTAIVE IN GENEVA
6.
DE HAAN SAID THAT UNHCR DOES NOT REALLY SEE THE NEED FOR AN ICEM OFFICE IN TAIWAN AS THE EXISTING CATHOLIC ORGAN- ISATIONS (SEE PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 32 OF 16 JANUARY TO HONG- KONG) HAD COPED ADE UATELY WITH THE SMALL FLOW LAST YEAR.
7.
UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US THAT LUXENDOURG HAS OFFERED 52 PLACES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHICH UNHCR ARE DIVIDING EXUALLY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MALAYSIA.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO ALL SAVING ADDRESSERES
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