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5.
UK
at
same
40
per
to ask
Our Secretary of State will soon be approaching yours
that
in offtake (agreed present
response to "SCORRI" report)
should continue
level (about
for the time month)
being. Would give us some locus in discussions we plan with other resettlement countries about further action. Hope you will do what you can to help, and that Mr Waddington will look sympathetically at problem on his Hong Kong visit. Thereafter I hope you will be able to support our recommendation for a new resettlement programme.
Defensive
and
main
problem
in medium
migrant" "economic Realistically speaking, cannot offer prospect of progress
far and
6.
(Other solutions? Resettlement cannot continue indefinitely.) Recognise need to explore other solutions. Are approaching UNHCR
countries resettlement
is
to
to
from
see
if
Indochina
joint
solution
But will pursue as long term. or
as
possible. other than
fast as we
can.
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