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OPEN SESSION MINUTES 8 FEBRUARY 1985

3.1.5

LAOW

in

policy

Mr Kunugi reported some modifications orientation that would lead to two changes in the UNBRO

for 1985. programs

The first is the educational for program

which the allocation in 1985 has been increased by 100% to

school

4

$150,000.・・ Assistance to the primary

level

to will be provided in order enhance the quality of teaching. Efforts will also be from made to extend education beyond a primary level Grade 6 up to Grade 8 while still remaining on the elementary level. Approximately 25,000 school children will be the recipients of this program. The second Villages (ATV) provision is for the Affected Thai Project. In the past, outright provision of the food Wit' for

for affected Thai villages has cost $4 million per year. The allocation for this project will be slightly increased, that is, $4.4 million for 1985 but it is now planned that a greater proportion of food assistance will be channelled towards identified projects in the border area. The purpose of these projects assist affected Thai villages to achieve self- sufficiency, so only 20% of $4.4 million will be allocated to "food for work" projects and

"food bank". The remaining 40% of funds will be a cash contribution for various self-sufficiency projects for

ATV's.

a

is to

On Page 2, Item 3.5.3 of Mr Morris' speech should read:

These new

33 "During December 230 Vietnamese arrived by boat and arrived by land.

the arrivals bring estimated Indochinese caseload figure to the end of December-1984 to 128.400 refugees.

On

Page 3, the first sentence of Item

3.5.8 should

read:

71

"UNHCR

ו

is still negotiating the 1985 Program with Ministry of Interior.

the

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3:11

3.2

3.2.1

, པཏྟཊྛོ,

REPORTS

UN

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Regrets

it i

h

OC/MOI Mr Tanee Plookchareon

-

of survey

Mr Tanee

of reported on a number

matters affecting displaced persons in 1985. Firstly, Mr Tanee reported that OC/MOI has established an operations plan for 1985. Mr Tanee reported that OC/MOI is currently undertaking a

been refugees who have interviewed and rejected, but who remain in the refugee camps. After the survey is completed, OC/MOI intends to arrange a meeting with embassies of resettlement countries in an attempt to solve the problem refugees remaining in camps in

$

1984.

of

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