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Treasury officials would also inform their Ministers that the Home

Secretary was being recommended to accept the proposal but to give Ministerial colleagues the opportunity to discuss the wider implications

of the subject by minuting the Foreign Secretary and copying to the

Prime Minister and other HS colleagues.

11.

The Home Office would submit the current proposal, and the wider implications of the refugee situation in South East Asia, to the

Home Secretary as outlined in paragraph 10.

12. Treasury and Home Office agreed to defer discussion of the other matter raised in Mr Taylor's letter, namely whether provision for

refugees should continue to be met from the Voluntary Services subhead

of the Community Services Vote or from a separate subhead.

HM Treasury

10 January 1979

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