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LONG KONG AND ASEAN COUNTRIES HAD FALLON OFF SHARPLY. THIS PROVED
THAT THE VIETNAMESE COULD CONTROL THE FLOW. WHILE HE WELCOMED
THCREASED PLEDGES OF RESETTLEMENT PLACES EVEN DOUBLING OR
QUADRUPLING THE MEMBERS WOULD NOT CIVE A GUARANTEE TO ASEAN
COUNTRIES THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RESIDUAL KEUGEES IF THE FLOW!
CONTINUED, HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE RESETTLEMENT
COUNTRIES WOULD WRITE A DLANK OPE VE. HIS SPEECH PROVOKED
INTO COMMENTING THAT HE WAS NOT AS PESSIMISTIC AS RAJARATNAM
AND WAS ENCOUAGED BY THE ADDITIONAL PLEDGES THAT IAD BEEN MÅDE.
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12. SIMONET (BELGIUM) ALSO REFRAINED FROM CRITICISM OF VIETNAM. HE REPORTED A RECENT CABINET DECISION TO ADMIT A
FURTHER 2,000 REFUGEES IN ADDITION TO BELCIUM'S E ISTING
QUOTE NEARLY 2,300 INDO-CHINESE INPABITANTS MOST OF
WRON ENJOYED REFUGEE STATUS UN UOTE. WE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT
FAMILY REUNIFICATION CASES MOULD AMOUNT TO A FURTHER €77-703 ND
AN EXPENDITURE OF OVER US DOLGARS 5 MILLION ON SETTLEMENT.
HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ASYLUM AND UNDERLINED NON-RET OULEMENT. HE PROPOSED AN INTERNATIONAL FUND, TO
MHICH ANY OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO ENCOURAGE
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES TO ADMIT REFUGEES, CALLED ON UN SPECIALISED AGENCIES TO MOBILISE CREATER EFFORTS AND SUGGESTED THAT A GROUP OF SPECIALIST OFFICIALS SHOULD DE SET UP ON SECONDMENT TO UNHCR FOR SPECIALISED TASKS LIMITED TO
REFUCEES, INCLUDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, THE AGED, HANDICAPPED
AND SICK.
ILL OLLOW.
13. REPORTS OF SUBSEQUENT SPOC NEO ILL
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO HANOI
MACINNES
[REFEATED AS REQUESTED]
FILES
NEWS D
MR FERGUSSON
SEAD
K & VD
ADDITIONAL DISTN
IR FRETWELL
HK & GD
PS
BOAT PEOPLE
UND
PS/LPS
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
EID
PS/KR HURD PS/ER BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
PUSD OID
IPD
KR MURRAY
KR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOK
MR BULLARD
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