30. NOTHING, HOWEVER, SHOULD OBSCURE THE IMMEDIATE -DUTY OF T
NATIONAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS THOSE WHO SEEK ASYLUM. THEIR PROBLEMS
CANNOT WAIT.
40. THE OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT FOLLOW CALL FOR CLOSELY
INTER-LINKED ACTIONS. WITHOUT A RECOGNITION OF THIS, THERE IS DANGER
THAT THE EFFORTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL REMAIN IN-
SUFFICIENT.
(1) THERE IS AT THE MOMENT A QUOTE BACK-LOG UNQUOTE IN SOUTH-
EAST ASIAN CAMPS OF OVER 350,000 PERSONS, AWAITING DURABLE SOLUTIONS. AS A FIRST, BUT CONSIDERABLE STEP, IT IS NECESSARY TO REDUCE THIS QUOTE BACK-LOG UNQUOTE, THIS MUST BE ACHIEVED BY A MUCH HIGHER
MONTHLY RATE OF DEPARTURES FROM THE CAMPS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA THAN
AT PRESENT, THIS MEANS EXCEEDING THE AVERAGE RATE OF ARRIVALS
WHICH, IT IS MOST EARNESTLY TO DE HOPED, WILL DECLINE.
(11) IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THE OFFERS OF RESETTLEMENT MADE
AVAILABLE OVER A 12-MONTH SPAN, NEED NOW TO BE FULLY USED WITHIN A
MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTHS.
111) IDEALLY, MOVEMENT EVEN AT THIS RATE SHOULD BE DIRECTLY TO COUNTRIES OF RESETTLEMT. SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD IMMEDIATELY EASE
THE SITUATION. IF THIS SHOULD NOT DE FULLY POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, ALTERNATIVES ARE ESSENTIAL. CLEARLY, THE ALTERNATIVES IMPLY THE
IDENTIFICATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRES OR
HOLDING CENTRES OF A FAR GREATER CAPACITY THAN PRESENTLY MADE KNOWN.
GOVERNMENTS IN A POSITION TO OFFER SITES FOR SUCH CENTRES, WHETHER
WITHIN ON BEYOND THE REGION, SHOULD ADVISE UNHCR OF THE POSSIBILITY.
(IV) THESE URGENT MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN IRRESPECTIVE OF
THE TOTAL NUMBERS TO PE RESETTLED. THE PROBLEM REQUIRES SUFFICIENT
ON-GOING COMMITMENTS, BUT SWIFT ACTION, NOW, TO REDUCE THE QUOTE
BACK-LOG UNQUOTE IS ESSENTIAL TO BRING THE PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL AND
WILL ADVANCE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AN OVER-ALL SOLUTION.
(V) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESETTLENMENT PLACES AVAILABLE TO UNHCR ARE INADEQUATE EVEN FOR THE PRESENT CASE LOAD, THEY NOW NEED TO BE
HORE THAN DOUBLED FROM THE 125,774 PLACES AVAILAPLE AT THE END OF MAY 1972. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER HAS ALREADY APPROACHED GOVERNMENTS, ISDIVIDUALLY, SUGGESTING INDICATIVE NUMBERS TO THEN.
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