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WHETHER A FURTHER UK INTAKE WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER COUNTRIES TO TAKE

MORE

We have had extensive contacts with UNHCR and other resettlement

countries,

SCORRI.

as indicated in the FCO's oral and written evidence to

If we were to take a further quota now, it would clearly be viewed

favourably by those countries we are asking to take more

in the

light of what they have told us. But there can obviously be no guarantee that they would respond by taking more themselves.

IF PRESSED

Cannot speculate as to the number of refugees we would need to take

in order to encourage other countries to accept more.

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