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YOUR TELNO 95: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: OXFAM REPORT
1. THE TEXT OF LORD HYLTON'S LETTER IS AS FOLLOWS:
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 8. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL STUDY THE RECENT REPORT BY OXFAM, HONG KONG, ON THE SITUATION IN THE CAMPS. I HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FULL TEXT, BUT THE SOUTH CHINA NEWS OF DECEMBER 23 SAID THAT THE REPORT DREW ATTENTION TO OVERCROWD ING, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRES BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE URGENT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION FOR
THE CHILDREN AND TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR THE ADULTS.
IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE
WHILE WORK CONTINUES ON LONG-TERM RESETTLEMENT. I HOPE THAT MAXIMUM PUBLICITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE OXFAM REPORT AS A MEANS OF GETTING ACTION FROM THE U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
AND FROM THE POTENTIAL RECEIVING COUNTRIES. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL
IF YOU COULD AMPLIFY THE STATEMENT IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR PREVIOUS LETTER QUOTE I BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS (TOWARDS
RESETTLEMENT) UNQUOTE.
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LORD GLENARTHUR HAS SENT LORD HYLTON AN INTERIM REPLY, AND WILL REPLY SUBSTANTIVELY ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE REPORT AND
YOUR COMMENTS.
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