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ITALY: NO FIXED QUOTA, EFFORT VERY MODEST DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION. HOPE TO TAKE 10 OF WHICH 53 FROM THAILAND. ITALIAN SHIPS DESPATCHED TO CHINA SEA FOR PURPOSE OF SAVING LIVES IN

DANGER.

11. BELGIUM: 670 PLACES TO BE GIVEN IN ADDITION TO QUOTA, INCREASED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FOR,780.

12. AUSTRIA: TAKEN 350 REFUGEES, PLEDGED FURTHER 100, WILL CONTINUE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

13. DENMARK: TAKEN 65% WILL TAKE FURTHER 500, CONCENTRATING ON THOSE WITH PARTICULAR DIFFICULTIES EG HANDICAPPED OR UNSKILLED.

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