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J) OUR CONTRIBUTION SHOULD BE SHORTER AND LOW-KEY,
WHILE RECOGNISING THAT AFRICA IS STILL THE CONTINENT WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF REFUGEES. WE
SHOULD AVOID DRAWING ANY PARALLELS WITH THE BOAT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS WILLINGNESS
TO OFFER THESE REFUGEES SETTLEMENT IN THE UK.
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC POINTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED:
RHODESIAN MREFUGEES:
QUOTE AT THE LANCASTER HOUSE CONFERENCE WE ARE WORKING URGENTLY FOR A SOLUTION TO THE RHODESIAN PROBLEM WHICH WILL ENABLE ALL REFUGEES TO RETURN
TO THEIR HOMES. WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE SHALL BE READY
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TO DO ALL WE CAN TO COOPERATE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION WORKING IN THE FIELD, TO FACILITATE THEIR RETURN UNQUOTE.
REFUGEES IN THE HORN.
QUOTE WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED AT THE
EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM, INVOLVING AS IT DOES AT LEAST
1 MILLION PEOPLE, AND THESEVERE FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTARTIVE BURDENS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED AS A RESULT. WE ARE PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESE GOVERNMENTS HAVE, FROM THEIR
OWN RESOURCES AND WITH THE HELP OF THE SPECIALISED
AGENCIES, MANAGED TO CONTAIN THE SITUATION. THE EXISTENCE
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OF THESE REFUGEES IS A SYMPTON OF THE TENSIONS WHICH STILL
EXIST IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. THE ONLY SATISFACTORY
SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WILL BE A RETURN TO PEACE AND STABILITY WHICH WE CONTINUE TO URGE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS
TO WORK TOWARDS. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE SINCE EARLY 1978 RESPONDED TO UNHCR AND ICRC APPEALS FOR AFRICAN REFUGEES RELIEF PROGRAMMES BY CONTRIBUTIONS WELL EXCESS OF POUNDS STERLING 1 MILLION.
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WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY DONORS CAN
ACT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHORT TERM UNQUOTE
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