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TELEGRAM NUMBER 817 OF 11 OCTOBER,
INFO UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 1373: MOVEMENT OF REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG TO UK.
1, THANK YOU FOR THIS GENERALLY REASSURING REPORT.
2. SOME 1700 REFUGEES WERE CALLED FORWARD IN SEPTEMBER FOR
ONWARD TRAVEL AS SOON AS TRANSPORT COULD BE ARRANGED. IN THE EVENT ONLY ABOUT 200 ACTUALLY ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER, BUT WE HOPE THAT, IN VIEW OF THE NOTICE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN,
ICEM WILL HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN ARRANGING FOR THE REMAINING
1,400-1,500 TO TRAVEL IN OCTOBER.
3. APPROXIMATELY 500 MORE ARE BEING CALLED FORWARD THIS WEEK
TO ARRIVE IN NOVEMBER,
4, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF ICEM COULD ARRANGE A CHARTER (AT THEIR/UNHCR EXPENSE) FOR DECEMBER, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO CALL FORWARD REFUGEES AS SOON AS THERE IS REASONABLE
CERTAINTY THAT ACCOMMODATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY
DESIRABLE THAT ICEM SHOULD THEN BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM WITHIN
3 - 4 WEEKS OF CALL FORWARD. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU
FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTY IN THEIR MEETING THIS TIMETABLE.
13 THERE A CASE FOR USING MORE CHARTERS?
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