TNAG-0890-FCO40-1100-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 197

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THE BRITISH COMMITTEE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

Mr. Patrick Wall, M.C., V.R.D., M.P.

Chairman

Mt. Albert Roberts, M.?.

Vice-Challanan

Mrs. M. B. L. S. de Roland-Peel Secretary

Denz M22 Thatcher,

Mi

House of Commons

London SWIA OAA

B.C.F.V.R. Secretary

3 SHAKESPEARE ROAD,

WORTHING

SUSSEX

Tel: Worthing 207691, 44296

10th June, 1979

I

jale

Thank

you

for your

letter of 26 May about

the Vietnamese Boat-People.

You

are

perthem is so

saying that the

by

quite seight in saying huge that it can only

only be contained be international action" and, by calling a World Confe rence" to handle this humanitarian disaster your decision in this matter I am most thankful.

and for

Working whole time as the Secretary of the -B.C.V.R." and with my part experiences, all my energies

are channelled towards the success of this undortinantza-

With 17 years in Indochina; 2 years in a Japanese

on a Tea

Japanese concentra- tion camps;

1/2 year in the 2ome Buren (Military intelligence Indochina, during which time I was engaged in the ware against the "Victiong"), 24 years in "Ceylou

Ceylou on a estate and, having travelled widely, and specially in the waters of the Far - Eart, Dam in the unique bring

for East position to Tadvise on this matter and to help

World undertaking to reasonable success' here.

my

list of suggestions :-

this

inder

to

It is logical to say that fore climatic and topo- graphic reasons it would be preferable for the `V.B-P' to be established in Island Homes on lands in the China sen and Pacific Ocean.

of the educated "Vi B-P' could be sensibly selected to further their education abroad — E.E.C., U.S.A., etc..., should be induced to grow their own vegetables, fruunt trees, They Colonies of V. B-P established on "Island Homes" fish, etc...

d/ With my own experience of I. P.O.W." camps it is essential that the main buildings be of reasonable