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CABINET 12 JULY 1979:
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INDO-CHINA REFUGEES
1. The Indo-China refugee problem was last discussed in Cabinet on 5 July.
2. It was agreed in OD on 10 July that the United Kingdom
should accept an additional 10,000 Indo-China refugees from Hong Kong, and should contribute an additional £5 million to . the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' operations in South East Asia (record not yet available). The new quota should be spread over a number of years which was not laid
down.
3. The matter is to be raised in Cabinet on 12 July and I
submit a Speaking Note.
4. The Secretary of State and the Lord Privy Seal will subsequently make statements in both Houses and I submit a draft with Notes for Supplementaries.
5. The reference to the Home Secretary and the Voluntary Agencies has been cleared at official level with the Home Office, who have asked that a copy of the drafts should be
sent to their Private Office before Cabinet.
11 July 1979
R P Flower
South East Asian Department
CONFIDENTIAL