NATIONS UNIES
LE HAUT COMMISSAIRE POUR LES RÉFUGIÉS
UNITED NATIONS
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Genève 10 Suisse
23 July 1982
sir,
I have the honour to refer to the United Kingdom's contribution to the on-going effort of the international community to promote the resettlement of Indo-Chinese refugees and displaced persons. I have had several opportunities discuss the situation of refugees from South-East Asia with your Government, including most recently at the informal meeting of UNHCR's Executive Committee, as well as at our periodic Technical Meetings on Resettlement. those occasions, I have pointed out that with the support of numerous Governments, including your own, durable solutions have been found for the vast majority of Indo-Chinese refugees.
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Although the caseload of Indo-Chinese in countries of first asylum in South-East Asia has been steadily declining, this trend must be regarded with caution, especially since the January - June 1982
June 1982 resettlement figures are only approximately half of those for the same period in 1981. As you know, my Office has constantly tried to create a climate conducive to voluntary
repatriation. To date, however, organised repatriation has been possible for only a limited number of Lao and Khmer. There still remain in Thailand some 86,500 Laotians, of whom an estimated 20% would at present choose to be resettled, as well as 88,500 Khmer, of whom 30,883 are currently being processed for resettlement. The caseload of Vietnamese boat people in the region numbers 43,000.
His Excellency
Mr. Peter H.R. Marshall, C.M.G.
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom
to the United Nations Office at Geneva
37-39, rue du Vermont
1211 Geneva 20
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