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AY ON ANY DISCUSSION ON THE HORE GENERAL PETUGEE PROBLE YOU AS APPROPRIATE, ON UID'S TACKCROUD PAYER WHICH YOU WILL ALREADY HAVE RECEIVED BY BAG.
IMMIGRATION
5. IF DIRECTLY ASKED IF THE UK VILL TAKE A COMMITMENT TO A NEV QUOTA OF REFUGEES TO DE ACCEPTED FROM THE REGION (OR DIRECT FROM THE ISLAND THE INDONESIAR LETTER IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR), YOU SHOULD SAY THAT ME SEE NO FROSPECT OF DOING THIS AT PRESENT, PARTICULARLY WHILE THE SCHEME IS IN ITS INFANCY. HOMEVEP YOU SHOULD NOT IMPLY THAT WE WOULD DEFINATELY UPLIFT REFUGEES FROM A VIADLE ISLAND SCHEME, THOUGH EQUALLY YOU SHOULD AVOID THE · IMPRESSION THAT WE WILL NOT. IF NECESSARY YOU CAN REITERATE HAT WE HAVE SO FAR DONE. BRITAIN'S ABILITY TO ADSORD CIGNIFICANT HUNDERS OF REFUGEES IS LIMITED, PARTICULARLY OVER OUR
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ODLICATIONS OF ENTRANCE TO IMIGRANTS AND UK PASSPORT HOLDERS FROM THE SUD-CONTINENT AND ELSEWHERE, BUT WE ALREADY HATE COME 4,500 INDO-CHINA REFUGEES (LOSTLY VIETNAMESE OAT PEOPLE, BUT ALSO CAMBODIANS AND LAOTIANS) IN THE UK. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACCEPTING A FURTHER 1,500 VIETNA ESE REFUGEES ETWEEN JANUARY 1979 AND HARCH 1900 (1,0CO FROM HONG KONG AND 250 EACH FROM THAILAND AND TALAYSIA): THE FIRST CROUPS OF THESE HAVE ALREADY DEGUN TO ARRIVE. ME MAINTAIN AN OPEN-ENDED COMITMENT TO ACCEPT REFUGEES RESCUED BY K-REGISTERED SHIPPING THE THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTAILE ELSEWHERE: THERE HAVE BEEN HANY SUCH RESCUE
OPERATIONS. EG THE QUOTE BRITANNIA TEAN UNQUOTE WHICH PICKED UP 33 REFUGEES AT SEA ON 3 HAY: THESE REFUGEES WERE LANDED TEMPORARILY AT SINGAPORE AGAINST A UK. GUARANTEE TO ACCEPT THE IF NECESSARY 1! DUE COURSE. APART FROM THIS, ANY REFUGEE WITH A TIE OR CONNECTION WITH THE UK WILL DE CONSIDERED FOR RE-SETTLEMENT HERE. THIS APPLIES HETHER THE REFUGEES CONCET NED ARE LOCATED ON AN ISLAND PROCESSING CENTRE OR ELSEWHERE IN THE RECION.
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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
4. IF DIRECTLY ASKED YOU CAN SAY THAT WE SHALL BE PREPARED
TO CONSIDER A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE ESTABE.
A PROCESSING CENTRE, PROVIDED HOTG TOTE IS 'OT EXCLUDED. DUT WE CANNOT WIDERTAKE FIRE CONTENTS IN ADVANCE OF SEEING THE RESULTS OF ANY FEASICILITY STUDY (WHICH VE DELIEVE THE UNHCR
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