TNAG-0883-FCO40-1093-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 124

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However, one Italian land-owner has been given permission to lock

a family of 5-8 Vietnamese on his farm for one year prior to final

tlement in Italy The family will be taken from Hong Kong”.

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Norv

Governmen

Kong

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be able to help Hong Korut directly (given Norwegian

continuing commitmera! to Puntee resettlement Norway of refugees picked up at sea by Norwegian registered ships)

but considering the mother.

Sweden

To take 250 overall from South-East Asia. Not yet agreed how these

are to be selected or from which territories they are to be drawn.

Considering UK request for help for Hong Kong's backlog.

Trish Republic

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Considering admittirus small number overall Trom outh-Poul Asia

and will consider UK request for help for Hong Kong.

Austrit

Will take a further 100 refugees (in addition to 750 previously, from Malaysia and Thailand. Will consider Hong Kong's problem if

Austria decides to admit a further quota.

Switzerland

Will receive 40 to 60 refugees every three months from South-East Asia. Programme closely coordinated with the UNHCR whose recommendations on where refupees are to be drawn from will be taken into account. Due weight to be given to UK requent for help for Hong Kong.

USA

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Every effort to be made to assign, over the next six months, and aditional 500-600 places in the USA Tor Vietnamese refugees prosent ly in Hong Kong. (At request of State Department this information not.

to be revealed).

Denmark

benmark earmarking 150 places in 1979 for do-China boat refugees in nedition to commitment in reject of refugeen rescued by Datich vessels. Little prospect of immediate help for Hong Kong but deliberations on peneral problem still

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KIRJAZ DICK KAPU

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