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VIETNAMESE POLICY
We have made clear to the Vietnamese Government our
concern at their callous behaviour.
We have also urged
other countries to bring their influence to bear in the
interest of getting the Vietnamese to abandon the policies
which have obliged so many of their population to leave.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VIETNAMESE AND THE UNITED NATIONS' HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
5. The agreement covers only people who have had
offers of resettlement because of links with relatives
abroad. But this category is so small (it represents only
about 10 days' worth of refugees at the present rate of
exodus) that it cannot be regarded as making a worthwhile
contribution to solving the problem.
Nor does it show that
the Vietnamese intend sincerely to co-operate with the United
Nations High Commissioner.
WILL WE PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES?
6.
For 1979 we have already pledged £3.5 million for
his general programme, which includes work on behalf of
South-East Asian refugees; this represents over 8 per cent
of his budget.....
7. The special statement on Indo-Chinese refugees issued
in Tokyo on the 28th June commits governments significantly
to increase their contributions to Indo-Chinese relief and
resettlement, by making more funds available and by admitting
more people, while taking into account the existing social
and economic circumstances in each of their countries.
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