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reunion likely to be accepted from various countries, including Hong Kong. Denmark sought to select particularly those with no knowledge of French or English, and the handicapped as a proportion of each intake.
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20. Mr. F.D.R. Roe, Department of Labour, New Zealand, said that his Government was processing Indo-Chinese refugees recently at the rate of 100 per month, an ideal number for the reception and integration infrastructure existing in New Zealand. Selection was from Thailand and Malaysia in equal numbers, but could be widened in the future to include other areas. Processing would continue at the above-mentioned rate into 1980 and beyond.
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Mr. Ian Simington, Department of Immigration, Australia, stated that, to implement Australia's increased quota of 14,000 persons per year, monthly intakes would be increased to some 1,100. No final decisions had so far been taken with regard to the allocation of places between countries of asylum, but Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong would be covered.
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Mr. Herbert Krizek, Ministry of the Interior, Austria, said that Austria would receive within one month some 70 persons who had applied to join family already resettled, while implementation of the remaining places under the quota would depend on reception facilities. His Government would consider cases from any asylum country, either land or boat arrivals.
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Dr. Wiprecht von Treskow, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany, said that he had so far no information on the distribution of the resettlement places recently made available by his country.
24. Mr. F.P.R. van Nouhuys, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands, asked that a report on the present meeting be made available to participants.
In the case of his country, a decision had been taken to select the remaining 1,200 under the 1979 quota from Malaysia. However, his Government as stated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. van der Klaauw, at the Meeting of 20/21 July,- was concerned that the land cases in Thailand should not be forgotten, and that quotas should be spread over countries of first asylum. It was intended to admit to the Netherlands by the end of 1979 1,150/ 1,200 persons to complete the year's quota of 1,360. In addition, persons rescued at sea by vessels flying the Dutch flag would be offered resettlement in the Netherlands. He was appreciative of UNHCR endeavours to bring to the attention of all concerned the needs of the refugees awaiting resettlements.
25. Mr. Tomas Karlsson, Permanent Mission of Iceland, said that 5-6 families would be admitted to Iceland within the coming months.
26. Ms Maria Rose Boceta. Permanent Mission of Spain, said that her Government had not yet decided from which countries to select the 1,000 to be admitted to Spain, though some at least would be from Thailand. Movement to Spain could begin, or be effected, in September 1979.
27. Mr. Louman (USA) added to his first statement that, while no formal allocation had been made of the 14,000 places monthly in the United States, a typical monthly movement was currently: 4,500 from Thailand (mostly land cases), 4,500 from Malaysia, 2,500 from Indonesia, 2,000 from Hong Kong and 500 from other countries/territories.