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STRESS ON HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS IN DR WALDHEIM'S ANNOUNCEMENT
4. The conference can hardly avoid giving some consideration to
the root cause of the exodus, which lies in the behaviour of the
Vietnamese Government.
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HOW MANY REFUGEES HAVE WE AGREED TO ACCEPT AND HON MANY HAVE ALREADY REACHED THIS COUNTRY?
Between Spring 1975 and 27 June this year, we agreed to accept
4,466 people from Indo-China. 3,168 are now in this country,
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including the majority of the refugees saved by the MV Sibonga and
all those from the MV Roach Bank.
WILL BRITAIN TAKE MORE REFUGEES?
6. The special statement on Indo-Chinese refugees issued at the
Summit Meeting in Tokyo on 28 June makes clear that the commit.
ment to admit more people takes into account the existing social
and economic circumstances in each country.
WILL WE PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONEF FOR REFUGEES?
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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. considering his appeal for extra funds].
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[We are
The special statement on Indo-Chinese refugees issued in Tokyo
on 28 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.
WILL WE CUT OFF AID TO VIETNAM?
9. We shall certainly not be giving more aid.
WILL WE TERMINATE THE CONTRACT TO ASSIST THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR SHIPS FOR VIETNAM BY AID FUNDS?
10.
Unfortunately it would cost us
than it would to complete it.
to cancel the contract
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