CONFIDENTIAL
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ANNEX A
Indo-Chinese refugees have been accepted for resettlement, or allowed to remain in the United Kingdom under the following headings:
(a) In situ refugees
Those Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians who were already in the United Kingdom when their countries fell to the Communists in 1975, and who had no desire to return, have been allowed to remain here. as refugees. These were mostly Embassy staffs and students.
(b) United Kingdom ties or connections
Shortly after the fall of Saigon in May 1975, the previous Administration announced that it would be prepared to admit as refugees from Vietnam (later extended to include Laos and Cambodia) those who had some tie or connection with the United Kingdom. These tend to be mostly family reunion cases. Numbers will increase in proportion to the size of the Indo- Chinese community in this country.
(c) Boat refugees
See paragraph 2 of the paper.
(a) The 1500 quota
See paragraph 3 of the paper.
2. From the spring of 1975 to date the United Kingdom has accepted for resettlement, or allowed to remain, a total of 1923 Indo-Chinese refugees, as illustrated by the following table:
Vietnamese Cambodian
Laotian
TOTALS
In situ
150
136
51
337
UK ties
313
39
160
512
Boat refugees)
804
1074
1500 quota
270
TOTALS
1537
175
211
1923
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