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EPTEMBER 13 ATTENDED MEETING OF RESETTLEMENT OFFICERS OF U.S. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE MIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES FOLLOWED BY MEETING WITH DIRECTOR JOHN E MCCARTHY AND OTHER EXECUTIVES. MCCARTHY VERY CRITICAL OF DEPARTURE PROCESSING PROCEDURES. REITERATED NO PROBLEM TO ABSORB ALL INDOCHINESE NOW IN HONG KONG IMMEDIATELY. REGIONAL DIRECTORS CONFIRMED THAT ONLY SHORTAGE ENCOUNTERED IS FOR ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES WITH THOUSANDS OF SPONSORS WAITING. MCCARTHY STRONGLY LAMENTED UNNECESSARY LONG DRAWN-OUT BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES. GAVE BLANKET ASSURANCE TO DOROTHY LEE FOR IMMEDIATE MOVEMENT AND ABSORPTION OF ALL INDOCHINESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG, SUGGESTS URGENTLY INVESTIGATE CAUSES DELAYING MOVEMENT OF MONTHLY TWO THOUSAND SO FAR NOT YET ATTAINED. 10. CANADIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE PHONED SEPTEMBER 12 INDICATING RESENTMENT OF PROTESTANT CHURCHES ABOUT CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MOVING TOO MANY REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG, DEMANDING
CONSIDERABLY INCREASED MOVEMENT FROM THAILAND. NEVERTHELESS VERY WILLING TO DISCUSS ISSUE FULLY WITH US.
ENDS.
2. ROADS (GIS) HAS ARRANGED FOLLOWING PUBLICITY TO DATE:
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SAN FRANCISCO KGO TV, KP IX TV AND KSAN RADIO, IN PRINT OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS AND SAN FRANCISCO PROGRESS NEWS: LAS VEGAS - WEWS TV FOR CLEVELAND, CHICAGO AREAS:
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON
HENDERSON
BROADCAST NEWS SERVICE NATIONAL TV HOOKUP :
WETA RADIO NATIONAL TOWN MEETING.
FILES
HK & GD
NAM D
WED
SEAD
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
LORD NG LENNOX
MR FERGUSSON
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