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achieving an appropriate balance of effort from the
international community towards resolving the refugee
problem and wider political problem.
Inputs by the UK (and Hong Kong)
7. UK and Hong Kong contributions (inputs) consist of (July 1979 July 1986):
June 1975
(i) expenditure on relief and repatriation in SE Asia
(£12.5m);
(£
(ii) expenditure on resettlement of 20,000 refugees in UK m) and total costs to Hong Kong of displaced
Indo-Chinese for 1979-1986, including the costs of
temporary accommodation and integrating 14,500
(£
m);
(iii) political support: staffing and related costs in FCO
Diplomatic Wing and ODA and overseas posts (British Embassy, Bangkok, South East Asia Development Division, Bangkok, UK Missions to the United Nations
in Geneva, etc) (£
m).
Home Offices
HKD (? =
$10?m?)
BKK/SEADD/
UKMis/SEAD/
Finance Depts.
ASSUMPTIONS OF UK POLICY
8.
These are:
(a) helping to solve the refugee problem will serve the UK
ultimate objective of a safe, stable and prosperous
South-East Asia, consistent with UK interests; conversely a failure to help by the UK and other Western countries would have led to an unacceptable
situation in human and security terms;
(b) an appropriate UK contribution will favourably
influence SE Asian and donor governments; conversely a
failure to contribute risks adverse consequences;
(c) a UK contribution is consistent with its obligations
to assist refugees worldwide under the terms of its ratification of the 1951 UN Convention relating to the status of refugees and the 1967 Protocol;