Finally, may I ask the rh G whether the Govt
have in hand any arrangements to ease and facilitate the
reception of the 10,000 refugees who are to come to this island?
and noble
If so, will his r h/F be prepared to make a statement at the
appropriate time?
SIR I. GILMOUR:
GIL
As he says,
this
is our immediate
I am grateful to the rh G for welcoming my statement and condemning the callous behaviour
of the Vietnamese Govt. response but, as he well knows, we have considerable problems in this country. We are an overcrowded island. responded to the request that was made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and it would be unreasonable to expect us to make further undertakings at present.
problem
We have
Lapart from the bout people)
The rh G is right to say that there is a considerable
"foot people.
we hope het
concerning what he calls the
It will be dealt with
by the Geneva
Yonference, which we have been instrumental in setting up.
He will be interested to know that we have raised, with our
E queste o
partners in the Community, what should be done about providing food relief for the refugees in South-East Asia.
food relief for the refugees
The Community,
before making further decisions, has agreed to make available 8,000 tonnes of rice and 1,500 tonnes of skimmed milk as
emergency aid.