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INFO F.C.O, UKMIS GENEVA, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, WASHINGTON,
H.K.GOVT OFFICE LONDON,
1.
YOUR TELNO.140 TO FCO : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
Dee (1542)
THE DANISH SELECTION TEAM'S DIFFICULTIES IN THE SPRING SHOULD NOT RECUR. THE VISIT COINCIDED WITH A SHARP INCREASE IN THE INFLOW OF REFUGEES AND AT THAT TIME THE SMALL UNHCR OFFICE HAD PROCESSED VERY FEW. THEY HAD NOT YET BUILT UP THE EXPERIENCE TO PERSUADE REFUGEES TO ACCEPT OFFERS FROM COUNTRIES WHICH HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACTIVE HERE. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN NO CASE IN WHICH UNHCR (OR OUR OWN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH CAN HELP SELECT FROM REFUGEES NOT YET REGISTERED BY UNHCR). HAS FAILED TO FILL NEW OFFERS (E.G FOR ITALY AND IRELAND).
2. AS THE DANES KNOW (REFTEL PARA.4) MANY REFUGEES HAVE THEIR SIGHTS INITIALLY SET ON THE U.S. THIS DOES RAISE PROBLEMS,
WHICH APPLY MORE GENERALLY AND ON WHICH WE SHALL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY. YOU CAN, HOWEVER, ASSURE THE REFUGEE ORGANISATION THAT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT A GROUP OF 100 CAN BE QUICKLY ASSEMBLED ONCE THEIR TEAM IS HERE. WE HOPE THE TEAM WILL COME HERE FIRST AND BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER A HIGHER FIGURE IF MORE CANDIDATES
FOR DENMARK CAN BE FOUND.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PS/IFS
SEAD
PS
LE & GD
UND
PED
EESD
N AM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS.
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR BULLARD
MR FERGUSSON
MR. FREQWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT FEOPLE
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