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STANDING CONFERENCE OF BRITISH ORGANISATIONS POR AID TO REFUGEES

International Development Centre. Parnell House 25 Wilton Road London SWIV IJS.

Tel 01 020 76lu

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ASLA COMMITTEE

MINUTES of the meeting held at 2.30 p.m. on ilonday 24 January 1977 in the Library, international Development Centre, Parnell House, 2) Wilton Roau, Swl.

PRESENT

Chairman

Observers

South East Asia Dept, Foreign Office

UK Representative of the UNHCR

UN Dept., Foreign & Commonwealth Ofiice

lir. R.G.A. Etherington Smith

Mr. Charles Humfrey Mr. Jean Heialer lir. Patrick Morgan

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Organisations

British Red Cross Society

Christian Aid

Friends Service Council

Medical Aid for Vietnam

Ockenden Venture

Project Vietnam Orphans Save the Children Fund Save the Children Fund

Tibet Society of the UK

World University Service YNCA

In attendance

Miss Susan Balfour

Mr. Michael Ilawkes Miss Karen Mallek Mr. Charles Lefton Miss Joyce Pearce Rev. Patrick Ashe

Col. Hugh McKay

Lady Alexandra Metcalfe

Miss Frances Blackett

Mrs. Kie Sebastian

Mr. G.R. Howe

Mr. J.C.B. Thomson, Secretary for Refugees and Rehabilitation, World's YMCA.

Secretary

Asst. to Secretary

Apologies for Absence were received from

Friends Service Council

Find Your Feet Ltd

Help the Aged

Salvation Army

Medical Aid for Vietnam

wings of Friendship

Miss N. Rice Jones Mrs. E. Dony

Miss Barbara Bownan Mrs. Carol Martin Mr. Hubert Goduara Col. William Marklew Dr. Joan McMichael

Mrs. Anne Allan

The Chairman welcomed Mr. Charles Humfrey (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) who was attending for the first time.

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Minutes of the meetings held on

a) 15 September 1976

b) 9 November 19/0

c) 1 December 1976

were confirmed and signed with the following amendments

a) Minutes of 15 September 1976 page 2, 3rá para after "permanently"

add "or temporarily"

b) Minutes of 9 November 1976

page 2, 7th para, last sentence aiter "it seemed" insert "unlikely page 3, ?nd para after "Joint UNHCR/UNICEF insert "for South Vietnam' page 3, 2nd para after "UNHCR" delete "for Laos" and insert "for uisplaced persons outside Indo -China.

- page 3, 2nd para last figure of £250,000 to be replaced by '£150,000"

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