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ANNEX B

SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING APPEALS FOR INDÒ CHINA RELIEF WORK

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UNHCR Long-Term Programme in Vietnam

1. This appeal was launched in 1974 and the target is US $100m. The

UK has not contributed to it; we did however contribute £1m to the

UNICEF Indo China programme in 1974. The appeal is still open and the High Commissioner expressed the hope to Mr Grant in July 1975 that we

would contribute. We gave £250,000 to the emergency appeal for Vietnam, which is now closed. Of our EEC partners, Germany, and France aud Denmark contributed to the emergency appeal but have not contributed to the

long-term appeal.

UNHCR Appeal for Resettlement/Repatriation of Cambodians and Vietnamese

Refugees outside Indo China

2. This appeal of 28 May 1975 was to provide for the costs of care

and maintenance of refugees mainly in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines

G Hong Kong lakes a day

bat 1000 and Indonesia; UNHCR are also contributing to the cost of refugees in Hong Kong. The programme also covers costs of transportation etc for

repatriation and resettlement in receiving countries. UNHCR say that

funds are still urgently required and have promised to provide details

shortly.

UNHCR

(153915) Dd. 725581 500M 8/71 Hw.