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ALLOCATED TO SOUTHEAST ASIA.THAT PROGRAM INCLUDED A CONTINGENCY
RESERVE OF 2,000 DESIGNED TO MEET UNFORESEEN EMERGENCIES. IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, IT WAS THOUGHT NECESSARY TO APPLY NOT/NOT ONLY THAT
RESERVE TO THE INDOCHINESE REFUGEE SITUATION BUT TO INCREASE IT
BY 1,000.THE MINISTERS NOTED THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF CONTINUING
FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL COOPERATION ON REFUGEE MATTERS,THE PROVINCES
HAD DEEN INFORMED A WEEK AGO OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS WISH TO
INCREASE THE QUOTA AND THEIR VIEWS HAD BEEN SOUGHT.
THE MINISTERS STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENTS COMMITMENT ACCOUNTS
FOR ONLY PART OF CANADAS TOTAL'EFFORT TOWARD INDOCHINESE KEFUGEE
RESETTLEMENT. IN THIS REGARD, THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLEASED TO NOTE
INE GENEROUS AND POSITIVE RESPONSE OF THE CANADIAN PUBLIC, AND
PART IC ULARLY OF CHURCH GROUPS,TO THE REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP PROGK AM
INTRODUCED LAST YEAR. TO DATE CANADIAN CHURCHES AND OTHER PRIVATE
ORGAN IZ AT IONS HAVE ALREADY MADE FIMM COMMITMENTS TO SPONSOR SOME
1,2JJ REFUGEES OVER AND ABOVE THOSE BROUGHT IN UNDER THE GOVERNMENTS
RESETTLEMENT PLAN, IF THIS ACTIVITY CONTINUES AT THE SAME LEVEL OF
SUPPORT, THE NUMBER OF PRIVATELY SPONSORED REFUGEES.COULD WELL BE
OVER 2,000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
IN ADDITION, VIETNAMESE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN CANADA CAN ASSISI
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS NOW IN REFUGLE CAMPS TO IMMIGRATE HERE. IT IS
ANTIC IPATED THAT MONE THAN 1,0JU REFUGEES IN THE CAMPS WILL LIKELY
BS RESETTLED THIS YEAR.
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