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Annex I

REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS FROM INDO-CHINA

RESETTLEMENT OFFERS AT 15 JANUARY 1979

The following figures are based generally on a one-year span as they are normally geared to commitments connected with fiscal years, which vary from country to country. They represent offers notified to the High Commissioner and/or estimates of Indo- Chinese expected to arrive in countries whose flag-ships have rescued them at sea:

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

CA NADA

DENMARK

FRANCE

GERMANY

(FEDERAL

REPUBLIC OF)

GREECE

ISRAEL

NEW ZEALAND

NETHERLANDS

NORWAY

100 persons

10,500 persons, of which 1,500 announced during the Consultations. Period: 1.7.78

-

30.6.79

100 cases or families. a/

300 persons

Period: 1977-1978

2,400 families

plus 604 persons accepted from the "Hai Hong".

Period: 200 families monthly on a continuing basis. b/

210 persons, of which 150 announced during the Consultations. Period: December 1978 December 1979

12,820 persons.

V

Period: 1,000 persons per month on a continuing basis.

An increase from January to June 1979 by 10 per cent announced during the Consultations;

plus 222 persons accepted from the "Hai Hong".

2,930 persons. c/

First quota of 1,030 announced and filled in lovember 1978, of whom 657 accepted from the "Hai long". 1

700 announced during the Consultations.

50 persons

100 pemin

d/

600 persons, announced during the Consultations as a 1979 quota; additionally, family reunion/special cases also to be admitted. 60 persons d/

400 persons

Estimated number admitted within one year following rescue at sea.

250 persons

d/

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

460 persons

of which 300 announced during the Consultations and selected in December 1978;

40 persons admitted every three months on a continuing basis.

UNITED KINGDOM 500 persons

UNITED STATES

Estimated number admitted within one year following rescue at sea.

51,000 persons

Period:

1.5.78 - 30.4.79

TOTAL

88,000

(rounded)

Average family size in the area estimated at 3.3 persons

b/ Increase from 70 families per month to 200 families per month announced since

Consultations

c/ Offers of 1,200 extra resettlement made since Consultations

d/ Announced since Consultations