CON FID EN TIAL
(UKMIS letter of 20 December) UNHCR
reluctant to do
light of unfavourable political situation (folio 495)
in
more
GREECE
Initial reactions not encouraging: will consider, but already have problems with refugees in camps (picked up by Greek ships,
e tc) (Athens telno 429, 3.10.85, folio 255)
(UKMIS letter 20 December) UNHCR thinks non-starter (folio 495)
ICELAND
-
"The
organisations
Icelanders realise
MFA took note and undertook to press appropriate
(mainly Icelandic Red Cross) to help
that they could probably try a little harder" (Reykjavik telno
81, 10.10.85, folio 280)
(UKMIS letter of 20 December) UNHCR consider not feasible.
Vietnamese refugees resettled there do not like it and mostly
have gone to USA (folio 495)
IRELAND
Resettlement policy under review, will consider (Dublin telno
646, 27.9.85, folio 234)
(Dublin letter 18 December)
Year (folio 482)
Irish may have more to say in New
lover