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the remaining balance of the quota, but excluding the small numbers
in Singapore and on the Norse Viking and the Ashford, amounts
about 4,500 (the great majority from Vietnam).
From Latin America
4. Since 1974 (the fall of the Allende Government in Chile) about
3,000 refugees have been accepted for settlement from Latin America
(principally from Chile) - as indicated in the following table:
Refugees accepted from
October 1973-74
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1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 (to date)
Latin America (rounded figures)
450
900
600
!
600
400
50
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5. In recent years, other groups in distress have also been accepted.
These include the Ugandan Asians in 1972-73 (about 29,000) and the
Cypriots in 1974 (about 9,000).
Timetable for arrival of Refugees from Sibonga and Roach Bank
6. Most of the refugees from the Sibonga have now arrived in the
UK Ca few have been delayed because of illness). The first of the
refugees from the Roach Bank started arriving towards the end of June. (Their travel arrangements are still being made by the Inter-Governmental
Committee for European Migration (ICEM) who act for UNHCR In the
transport of refugees).
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