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MEETING WITH MR VON ARNIM, UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON,
FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER
1.
Mr von Arnim called on Mr Galsworthy at his own request to
discuss the progress of our resettlement campaign. Mr Leeks and I
attended the meeting.
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2.
Mr von Arnim said that there would be a meeting of
resettlement countries in Geneva on Tuesday 17 December. He wanted
to clarify with us beforehand how matters stood with each of
each
countries we had approached.
the
3.
He said
UNHCR's
understanding of individual countries!
positions was as follows:
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UNITED STATES: Likely to offer 1500 places,
offer 1500 places, particularly if Hong
Kong cooperated over the idea of a RASRO transit centre being
established in Hong Kong. Although this would be no more than their 84/85 offtake, it
it should be viewed as a positive response, because
the Blue Ribbon panel did not favour resettlement.
CANADA:
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Have offered 650, but have hinted that they might be able
to do more,
they have in 1984 and 1985. UNHCR anticipate that
final figure might be 1000.
AUSTRALIA: up to 800
FINLAND: possibly 60 (when we pointed out that the Finnish MFA had
mentioned a figure of 80, Mr von Arnim said that this would be
difficult because it would mean Finland would have
have to accept fewer
refugees from other regions).
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