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I am very sorry you have had to wait so long for a reuly to the question you raised in your letter of 4 C·tober about hou and to what extent we should best direct our limited financial resources to help the UN High Commissioner for Refugees with the growing world refugee problem.
As you will appreciate the "ome Office has very little part to play in determining the size and purpose of the 'nited Kingdom's contributions to international funds for aid to refurces and I can therefore only speak in general
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I think there can be no question of the United Kingdom shrinking back from pledging to the UN High Commissioner as much money as is reasonably possible. Whatever the political pressure we are able to bring to bear on Vietnam to stop her from exporting refugees in the future the fact remains that the international community in faced with a dreadful refugee problem which requires the continued assistance of all responsible countries. The High Commissioner provides the best available international means to organise relief for refugees and it would only be right to maintain our financial support of his activities to the best of our ability.
As regards how we should direct our funds to help the UN High Cormissioner I would agree to maintaining our emphasis on con ributing to the weneral programme budget rather than devoting funds to social projects. It was in thir serse that I addressed the meeting of the High Commissioner's Executive Committno in October.
The Hon Doulas Hurd (UE MP
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