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Tuesday, 20.5.80:

a) Lunch-Meeting arranged by the British Embassy in the presence of:

Mrs. Hessler, MP (SPD)

Mr. D.J.E. Ratford, CVO, British Embassy

Mr. C.J. Rawlinson, British Embassy.

This lunch gave us the opportunity to interest a Member of Parlia-

ment in our problem. Mrs. Hessler was very open and interested and promised to see to it that Hong Kong will not be ignored in future discussions of the refugee problem.

b) Meeting at the Danish Refugee Council.

Mr. Niels Christian Tillisch

Mrs. Ella Wassermann

Mr. Anders Troldborg

Mrs. Bodil Sølling

Mr. Arne Piel Christensen

Miss Anne Paludan

Miss Lena Haugaard

Mrs. Annette Bokkenheuser

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Chief of Bureau, Foreign Office

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Chief of Bureau, Min. of Justice

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Secretary General, Danish Ref. Council

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Mr. Christensen opened the meeting by explaining the role and function

of the Danish Refugee Council which consists of 12 voluntary agencies.

Its work is divided into two main areas: the national and the interna-

tional aspects of refugee work. The international work is carried out with funds raised during special campaigns supplemented by grants from

Government.

The national work is covered by grants from the Ministry of Social

Welfare. The Danish Refugee Council has been entrusted to look after

refugees who have been accepted by the Ministry of Justice as refugees. Its work includes housing, education, employment, child care and

health services.

Mr. Tillisch then outlined his Government's present policy regarding Vietnamese Boat Refugees. Denmark has so far only taken a very

limited number of boat refugees and rescued by their merchant ships.

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up to the present

only those

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