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SUBJECT: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT QUESTION NO. 0-22'83 31 KRS.
PRUVOT ON CONDITIONS OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT
PEOPLE IN HONG KONG''
THE FOLLOWING ORAL QUESTION WITHOUT DEBATE HAS BEEN
PUT FOR ANSWER IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:
1. IS THE COUNCIL AWARE OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE
Mass Walker Pl.dows nt SEAD. I would here thought the
repy shed slow pil
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the "imprsoumet." pool.
We appear to have time to wash this.
If possible.
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, A TERRITORY FOR WHICH A НКК 248/1
MEMBER STATE HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY.
2. WHAT EFFECTIVE ACTION DOES THE COUNCIL CONSIDER
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 3 JUN 1983
POSSIBLE AT EUROPEAN LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT THESE BUAT PEOPERSK OFFICER
WHO HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED GREATLY, FIND A PERMANENT PLACNOex
RESIDENCE''/ B.
THE PRESIDENCY PROPOSES TO BASE ITS ANSWER ON THE
FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
ISSUE.
TEN CONSIDER REFUGEE PROBLEM A BASIC HUMANITARIAN
REGISTRY
Action Taken
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TEN ARE HELPING TO EASE THE REFUGEE PROBLEM, 21
TAKING IN REFUGEES FROM SOUTH-EAST ASIAN CAMPS ACCORDING
TO THEIR NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT GUIDELINES AND BY CONTRIBU-
TING TO THE EFFORTS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.
(i) NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT GUNDE
(ni)
INCREASING NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES THREATEN
TO OVERBURDEN NOT ONLY HONGKONG BUT ALSO OTHER STATES IN THE REGION.
- THEREFORE THE TEN WILL GIVE INCREASING ATTENTION TO
(iv) THIS PROBLEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS A SOLUTION
(v)
(vi)
OF THIS PROBLEM.
THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS WITH UNDIMINISHED INTENSITY IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO DISSOLVE THE EKSISTING REFUGEE CAMPS.
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- TEN HOPE THAT LEGAL DEPARTURE OUT OF VIETNAM WILL BECOME MORE LIBERALIZED, THUS DIMINISHING THE ILLEGAL EKKSODUS OF REFUGEES.
3 COMMENTS TO THIS REPLY SCHEME MAY BE SUBMITTED
UNTIL 2 JUNE 1983.
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