TNAG-0895-FCO40-1105-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 196

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COMITÉ INTERNATIO

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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE U.

RED CROSS

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ICRC

Geneva (ICRC)

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Mr. Kurt Waldheim, United Nations Secretary general, was welcomed at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by Mr. Alexandre Hay accompanied by members of the ICRC and its Directorate.

His discussions with the senior officials of the ICRC dealt mainly with the problem of Indochina refugees, who will be the subject of a UN conference on 20 and 21 July. Mr. Waldheim invited the ICRC to attend as an observer.

Mr. Hay emphasized the determination of the Red Cross movement as a whole to help the victims of the Indochina tragedy wherever they may be, provided the governments concerned give it the essential facilities.

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