TNAG-0898-FCO40-1108-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 227

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FM.UKMIS GENEVA 3238557 OCT 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 23 OF 8 OCTOBER

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YOUR TELNO 1351 TO FCO :

1351 TO FCO • UNHCR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

1. IN AN ADDENDUM TO HIS ASSISTANCE REPORT UNHCR ESTIMATES THAT A FURTHER US DOLLARS 647,360 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR HONG KONG IN 1979 NOW THAT THE TOTAL CASELOAD UNDER HIS RESPONSIBILITY IS OVER 65,200 PERSONS. NO INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION

OF US DOLLARS 18 MILLION FOR 1983 IS FORESEEN AT PRESENT AS THE

PACE OF RESETTLEMENT HAS BEEN SPEEDED UP AND IS EXPECTED TO OFFSET ANY INCREASED COSTS. FOR MALAYSIA, NO ADDITIONS ARE PROPOSED FOR 1979 AND FOR 1983 A REDUCTION FROM US DOLLARS 38,836,000 TO US DOLLARS 20 MILLION IS PROPOSED AS A RESULT OF A DECREASED CASELOAD.

2. IN VIEW OF THE UNHCR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK

GRATEFUL TO KNOW BY 2823Z TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER TO WHAT E TENT THE

ABOVE AFFECTS THE ADVICE IN YOUR TUR.

MARSHALL

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BOLT PEOPLE

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