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DSR 11
DRAFT
LETTER
To:-
His Excellency Dr Kurt Waldheim United Nations
New York
Type 1 +
From
PRIME MINISTER
Telephone No. Ext.
Department
1.
Thank you for your message about your recent visit
to South East Asia and the problem of the Indo-Chinese
refugees. I agree the situation is desperate. The British
people are appalled at the human misery being caused.
Many refugees are arriving in Hong Kong, where there
are now 40,000 awaiting resettlement.
2.
We have ourselves
been seeking help from other governments in sharing this
burden, so
so far without success.
3.
I believe urgent international attention must now be
given to the question of the resettlement of refugees not
only in Hong Kong but elsewhere. At present only a few
countries are carrying the burden. The High Commissioner
for Refugees deserves the greatest praise for his efforts.
Regrettably the majority of Member States of the United
Nations are doing little to help him, although many have the
capacity to resettle and give new hope to these uphappy
people from Indo-China.
4.
The situation arising from Vietnam's inhuman actions
is so grave that I am convinced that a further conference
of Member States of the United Nations should now be called
under the authority of your own high office. This matter is
urgent. The international community must now be brought to
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