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YOUR TELNO 1936: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SCORRI REPORT
1.
THE HOME OFFICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT
OBJECT TO THE INTAKE OF FAMILY REUNION CASES BEING PRESENTED
AS A MONTHLY FIGURE IF WE CONSIDER THAT THIS WOULD HELP THE
DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE.
2.
THEY AGREE THAT WE MIGHT USE A FORMULA TO THE EFFECT
THAT THE GOVERNENT'S DECISION MEANS THAT THE UK WOULD BE TAKING
AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 40 A MONTH OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. HOWEVER
THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THIS SHOULD BE QUALIFIED BY AN
EXPLANATION THAT IN PRACTICE, THE PRECISE NUMBER OF REFUGEES WHO COME TO THE UK EACH MONTH WILL VARY, DEPENDING ON THE SPEED
WITH WHICH CASES CAN BE PROCESSED IN HONG KONG, THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THE REFUGEE AGENCIES HERE, AND THE ABILITY OF THE
REFUGEES THEMSELVES TO MEET THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE WHITE
PAPER (INCLUDING THEIR RELATIVES' AGREEMENT TO SPONSOR THEM).
3.
THE HOME OFFICE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER TO PROCESS
THE CASES LOCALLY, AND WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU ABOUT THESE
ARRANGEMENTS IN DUE COURSE.
COPIES TO: MR RAWSTHORNE
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