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responsibility for refugee matters.
DER 11C (Revised 5/87)
He announced at a
meeting of the ICG in April that a new commitment by the
United States would be dependent on a figure of at least
1,000 from us. We believe that this is likely to be the
position of the other ICG members such as Canada and
Australia, who would take their lead from the United
States as well as ourselves.
6.
On the question of preparation of refugees for life
in the West after resettlement, our enquiries have
produced some useful information for the training
programmes available in the camps and about the special
orientation and integration programmes organised by
The information has been passed to your official resettlement countries for their refugees intake. These programmes form an important part of the resettlement
process and I believe that in putting our case to Cabinet
it would be right to give this aspect the weight it
clearly merits. As you know, our proposal includes a
category of refugees selected on the basis of skills, but
I believe this question of adequate preparation for
resettlement is very relevant to all our intake.
7. As I said on 22 June, I do not think we should wait
too long after the change of policy before making a move
or resettlement. I suggest that our officials should now
be asked as a matter of urgency to prepare a joint minute
to the Prime Minister and colleagues seeking approval for
a new commitment on the lines I have proposed.