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FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 371
OF 161354Z JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, MANILA, SINGAPORE INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA, OD A
MY TELNO 365: ICIR: FIRST MEETING OF STEERING COMMITTEE GENEVA: 15
JUNE
1. UNHCR PRODUCED AT THE END OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON 15 JUNE A
CHECKLIST FOR ACTION TO IMPLEMENT THE CPA ADOPTED AT THE ICIR ON 13/14 JUNE (TEXT BY FAX TO DEPARTMENT AND TO HONG KONG, ΤΟ OTHERS BY BAG). THIS CHECKLIST FULLY RECORDS UNHCR'S COMMITMENT TO TAKE FORWARD THE PHILIPPINE OFFER TO HOST A REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTRE FOR REFUGEES, WITH THE AIM OF REPORTING TO INTERESTED PARTIES AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING IN
BANGKOK ON 24 JULY.
RESETTLEMENT
2. CHECKLIST OF RESETTLEMENT OFFERS (PARA 9 OF TUR AND MY TELNO 367) WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED BY UNHCR (FAXED TO DEPARTMENT AND HONG KONG).
THE ONLY ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION WAS AUSTRALIA'S INTENTION TO TAKE 5,000 REFUGEES IN AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL YEAR JULY 1989/JUNE 1990.
FUNDING
3. UNHCR CIRCULATED AT THE STEERING COMMITTEE AN OUTLINE BUDGET (FAXED TO DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG AND ODA, BY BAG TO BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA AND JAKARTA) FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CPA, ADDITIONAL TO THE APPEALS ALREADY LAUNCHED EARLIER IN THE YEAR FOR ODP, THE HONG KONG EXPANDED APPEAL ON 12 MAY, THE LAO RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME, THE ANTI-PIRACY ARRANGMENT ETC. UNHCR ESTIMATE COSTS PROVISIONALLY (FOR PERIOD JULY 1989 TO 30 JUNE 1990)
AT US DOLLARS 10.640 MILLION (TOTAL EXCLUDES APPEALS ALREADY
LAUNCHED). UNHCR ESTIMATE DOES NOT INCLUDE COSTING OF RPC IN THE PHILIPPINES. UNHCR AGREED, HOWEVER, WHEN LAUNCHING APPEAL FOR COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THE CPA TO MENTION THE BRITISH OFFER OF 5 MILLION
POUNDS FOR AN RPC. THEY WOULD ALSO MAKE CLEAR AT THAT FURTHER APPEALS FOR FUNDING WOULD BE NECESSARY TO COVER THIS PROJECT. THE UNHCR PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE DOES NOT COVER RESETTLEMENT COSTS, WHICH
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