DSR 11 (Revised)
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His Excellency Dr Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General of the
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Thank you for your message about your recent visit
to South East Asia and the acute humanitarian problem
which the flow of refugees from Indo-China has posed for
the international community. The British Government
are conscious both of the appalling plight of the refugees
themselves and of the burdens placed on the territories
of South East Asia most closely affected by the exodus.
We readily endorse your appeal for more to be done to
alleviate the problem.
Britain has already admitted 1,923 Indo-China
refugees and is committed to receiving 1,230 more by the
end of March next year. In addition to this quota, the
British government yesterday agreed to admit to the
United Kingdom any of the 982 refugees now aboard the
"Sibonga" in Hong Kong who are not acceptable for
res ttlement in other countries; and we shall continue to
consider applications for resettlement here of family
reunification cases and of others from the region who have
ties
or connexions with the United Kingdom.
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