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8 JUNE 1984

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Namibia

Sir Dudley Smith asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will now make a statement on Britain's role in the negotiations for Namibian independence; and whether Her Majesty's Government played any part in the recent Lusaka peace conference on Namibia.

Mr. Rifkind: We remain in close touch with all of the parties and are ready to contribute where we can. The United Kingdom did not play any part in the recent Lusaka conference.

Sir Dudley Smith asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is Her Majesty's Government's policy to encourage the formation of a Namibian Government of national unity, encompassing all the political parties of Namibia.

Mr. Rifkind: Our policy is to seek an enduring settlement in Namibia for which Security Council resolution 435 represents the one internationally agreed basis. We welcome any development which will contribute to this end.

Vietnamese Refugees

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Mr. Wrigglesworth asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong have been resettled in each quarter of the past year and in the previous two years; and in which countries.

Mr. Luce: Figures for resettlement from Hong Kong of Vietnamese refugees for 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984

are:

1981

1982

1983

1984

1st quarter

6,078 5,076

810

704

2nd quarter

5,566

2,117

1,283

3rd quarter

4,495

1,283

980

4th quarter

1,679

771

1,127

Totals

17,818

9,247

4,200

704

The resettlement destinations of these refugees were as

follows:

Destination

1981

1982

1983

1984

USA (direct to USA)

12,219

5,226

210

84

USA (via Bataan

Refugee

Processing Centre)

3

1,431

1,855

270

Canada

2,070

1,800

536

68

United Kingdom

1,775

241

101

17

Australia

500

414

915

220

West Germany

81

45

13

1

France

362

218

181

10

Denmark

220

180

47

2

Switzerland

97

14

3

Netherlands

102

110

26

16

Hong Kong

93

52

12

3

Austria

14

New Zealand

2

99

16

2

Norway

126

4

1

Norway (via Bataan

Refugee

Processing Centre)

61

72

1223

2

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Japan Ireland

New Caledonia

Destination

1981

1982

1983

1984

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Sweden

2

13

207

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Belgium

2

2

68

11

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1

(French Territory)

12

21

Finland China Vietnam (Voluntary repatriation)

1

2

2

2

1

Vanuatu Luxembourg

Total

22

8

57

100

17,818 9,247 4,200

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704

Mr. Wrigglesworth asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees are at present situated in Hong Kong; and how long they have been there.

Mr. Luce: On 1 June 1984 there were 12,638 Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong. A breakdown of their length of stay is:

Number of refugees*

Number of

years

Less than 1

2,564 (20)

1 to 2

2 to 3

3,980 (31) 2,774 (22)

3 to 4 Over 4

469

(4)

Total

2,851 (23)

12,638 (100)

* Figures in brackets represent percentage of total.

International Committee of the Red Cross (Contributions)

Mr. Freeson asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what have been the annual contributions to the International Committee of the Red Cross over the past 10 years at current prices.

Mr. Whitney: The United Kingdom's annual contributions to the regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross at today's prices, based on the United Kingdom retail price index were:

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63,602.50

1975

51,200.00

1976

43,948.50

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75,851.90

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1978

70,041.00

1979

154,402.90

1980

143,967-30

1981

157,880-30

1982

156,163-20

1983

201,892.70

The estimated contribution for 1984 is £200,000. In addition the United Kingdom contributes, as appropriate, to the International Committee's special appeals. In 1983 this was £2,260,000.00.

Nigeria (Detained Britons)

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