TNAG-0558-FCO40-653-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-into-othe-1975 — Page 62

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OF 18 PERSONS PENDING WITH ITALIAN CONSULATE WILL BE FORWARDED ROME

WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS AND CONSULATE AGREES THAT FOLLOW UP BY H Q C

QOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE. WILL TELEX DETAILS DUE COURSE. EEE.

AUTHORITIES ESTIMATE ABOUT 300 HANDICAPEED TB CASES EACH WITH.

APPROXIMATELY 4 FAMILY MEMBERS WILL REMAIN AFTER PRESENT

SELECTION ROUND COMPLETED. NOTE (1) A NUMBER OF TB CASES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY CANADA BUT OTHERS REJECTED DUE ABSENCE NECESSARY

AGREEMENT PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ADMISSION SANATORIA. (11) A FEW

HANDICAPPED TB CASES ALREADY INCLUDED DANISH SCREENING. WHILE

NOTING PARA, 43 BOM 25/75 WOULD HOPE SPECIAL APPEAL COULD BE MADE

NORWAY ACCEPT WHOLE OR SUBSTANTIAL PART SUCH RESIDUAL

HANDICAPPED CASELOAD IN VIEW RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER PERSONS SO

FAR ACCEPTED IN RELATION OTHER COUNTRIES NOTABLY DENMARK/AUSTRIA.

PROBLEMS ARISING PERVIOUSLY COULD PERHAPS BE OVERCOME BY STRESSING

HANDICAPPED CHARACTER OF CASELOAD. FFF. IN VIEW LARGE NUMBER

PENDING CASES GENERALLY FELT THAT FRESH INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS

RESETTLEMENT SHOULD PRESENTLY BE LIMITED TO PERSONS NOT BEING

CONSIDERED ANY COUNTRY OR REJECTEES. AUTHORITIES SEEKING

ESTABLISH LIST SUCH PERSONS TO WHICH NAMES OF FURTHER REJECTEES

COULD IF NECESSARY BE ADDED IN DUE COURSE. THIS APPROACH WOULD

AVOID UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION AND A POSSIBLE DROP IN NUMBERS

PERSONS FINALLY RESETTLEED, AND ALSO RELEVANT AUSTRIAN QUOTA FOR

WHICH AS FIRST STEP AM PROPOSING SUITABLE FAMILY THREE PERSONS

NOT BEING CONSIDERED ANY OTHER COUNTRY. RESULTS PRESENT SCREENING

ROUND WILL ALSO ASSIST IDENTIFYING RESIDUAL CASELOAD NEEDING

RESETTLEMENT. GGG. AUTHORITIES MAKING GENERAL ENQUIRY TO DETERMINE

POSSIBLE INTEREST LATIN AMERICAN/CARRIBEAN RESETTLEMENT. HHH. HAVE

NOW VISITED CAMPS WHICH BEING ADMINISTERED EXEMPLARY MANNER.

MORALE GENERALLY GOOD BUT UNDERSTANDABLE ANXIETY DUE UNCERTAINTY

FUTURE. NO REQUESTS VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. SO FAR RECEIVED SAI

KUNG OR DODWELL RIDGE CAMPS. SITUATION OTHERWISE HARCOURT ROAD

CAMP WHERE INHABITANTS EXCLUSIVELY SINGLE MEN MANY OF WHOM

SEPARATED FROM FAMILIES SAIGON. TWELVE REPATRIATION REQUESTS

PRESENTLY SUBMITTED AND EVENTUAL NUMBER HARCOURT ROAD ESTIMATED

AT APPROXIMATELY 30. DIFFICULT ESTIMATE TOTAL NUMBER VOLUNTARY

REPATRIATIONS THIS STAGE. (///) AM RECEIVING EVERY ASSISTANCE

AUTHORITIES WHO CLEARLY ANXIOUS ARRIVE AT SOLUTIONS IN INTERESTS PERSONS CONCERNED AND TAKING HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS FULL Y

INTO ACCOUNT. JJJ. TOMBET CABLE SUBJECT SEPARATE TELEX. KKK. PLEASE REPEAT BANGKOK..

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