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TEL NO.213 OF 6 FEBRUARY.

Office reply to the Birl's tel before issue

FOLLOWING FOR 'U.N DEPARTMENT FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

YOUR TELNO.108: REFUGEES,

BIRT

1. THE HOME OFFICE APPEAR TO HAVE A VERY GARBLED PICTURE,

HAS NOT TELEPHONED THEM SINCE ARRIVING HERE. ANY CONVERSATION

WITH HEAD MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE.

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2. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE FAR FROM BEING INUNDATED'' WITH OFFERS.

THERE HAVE BEEN REASONABLY HELPFUL RESPONSES FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF COUNTRIES (F.R.G, CANADA, AUSTRALIA). HOWEVER THESE, TOGETHER WITH PROJECTED ONWARD MOVEMENT TO THE U.S OF ABOUT 2,000 BY THE

END OF APRIL, WILL ONLY HELP WITH ABOUT 2,800 OF THE 3728 AT PRESENT UNDER U N H C R'S CARE. FURTHERMORE, THIS IS ONLY HALF

THE STORY (SEE BELOW).

3. THE U.K OFFER IS THE ONLY MAJOR CONTRIBUTION (APART FROM

WHATEVER NUMBERS THERE ARE IN THE NEXT U.S PROGRAMME. WHICH WILL

ALSO HELP WITH THE BLEAK PROSPECTS FOR :

(A)

THE 3,318 FROM THE 'HUEY FONG':

(B) THOSE WE EXPECT TO ARRIVE DURING THE REST OF THIS YEAR:

U.S AND CANADIAN OFFICIALS HERE AGREE THAT 15,000 IS A REALISTIC

ESTIMATE: