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MAM Sinonu

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FCO

VITTNAMESE REFUGEES:

Mr Grican.

ROACH BANK

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I refer to Mr Hayward's minute 22 June and in

to the enquiry, in his paragraph 2, about the possibility that the cost of bringing boat people to the UK might be met from the Aid Programme.

The legal constraint on the use of aid funds for these purposes, which we identified in December 1976 when the possibility was examined in connection with the "Wellpark"refugees "Wellpark "refugees still exists: i.e. the transport of refugees to a developed country for permanent settlement would be outside the scope of the Overseas Aid Act.

V J McGee

UND (B)

HKK 243/1

RECEIVED # RTAGOK NO. $1

28 JUN 1930

DESK OFFICES

WNDEX

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ODA

27 June 1979

co. Mr C Hyvard, FCO

B3/Lord Privy Seal PS/fir Hurd PS/Mr Blaker

Mr Simpson-Orlebar, UND News Dopt

Mr Head

Mr Burleigh

Home Office

Queen Anne's Gate

Mr Murray Graham, (DCT Shipping

PS/TUS

Sir A Duff

Mr Cortazzi

Mr Murray

Mr Samuel

Mr McLaren, HKGD

Policy Division)