GPS 120
CLASSIFIED
FM.UKMIS GENEVA 3238557 OCT 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 23 OF 8 OCTOBER
HKK 243
INFO FCO
ברה
1753
по
28.10
See (17677
YOUR TELNO 1351 TO FCO :
1351 TO FCO • UNHCR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
1. IN AN ADDENDUM TO HIS ASSISTANCE REPORT UNHCR ESTIMATES THAT A FURTHER US DOLLARS 647,360 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR HONG KONG IN 1979 NOW THAT THE TOTAL CASELOAD UNDER HIS RESPONSIBILITY IS OVER 65,200 PERSONS. NO INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION
OF US DOLLARS 18 MILLION FOR 1983 IS FORESEEN AT PRESENT AS THE
PACE OF RESETTLEMENT HAS BEEN SPEEDED UP AND IS EXPECTED TO OFFSET ANY INCREASED COSTS. FOR MALAYSIA, NO ADDITIONS ARE PROPOSED FOR 1979 AND FOR 1983 A REDUCTION FROM US DOLLARS 38,836,000 TO US DOLLARS 20 MILLION IS PROPOSED AS A RESULT OF A DECREASED CASELOAD.
2. IN VIEW OF THE UNHCR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK
GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY 2823Z TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER TO WHAT E TENT THE
ABOVE AFFECTS THE ADVICE IN YOUR TUR.
MARSHALL
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