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NO AID WHILE VIETNAMESE TROOPS IN CAMBODIA/REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
- No question of bilateral aid to Vietnamese Government. We have agreed in principle humanitarian contribution to UNHCR reintegration. assistance programme. Modest practical assistance to enable those
who return to settle successfully back into their communities.
Very important that repatriation programme.is implemented smoothly. Will encourage others to step forward.
IS POLICY SUCCESSFUL IN DETERRING NEW ARRIVALS
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Too early to say. But we believe message is getting over in Vietnam. There were only 22 arrivals in Hong Kong over the month
since mid September.
NEW UK RESETTLEMENT COMMITMENT
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Our present commitment to take twenty extended family renunion
cases a month continues.
We have all aspects of the problem, including resettlement under
constant review.
- Recent press references to additional 1,000 are speculation.
decision taken on an additional quota.
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