SWEDEN
Sweden channels all its resettlement of refugees
of refugees through UNHCR. 500 places out of Sweden's 1986 quota of 1250 may already have been allocated, in consultation with UNHCR, which we understand has asked for priority to be given to refugees in Hong Kong. The Swedish at the January UNHCR resettlement meeting confirmed
Sweden would accept a small
additional number from Hong Kong in
1986. We understand that a list of 24 family reunion cases has been
passed to the Swedish authorities by UNHCR.
representative
that
SWITZERLAND
a
The Swiss response to Our request has been that they are not
position
to admit, for the time being, a new contingen t
Vietnamese refugees. However we understand that UNHCR's Hong Kong
representative has supplied the Swiss Consulate General
list of 36 family reunion cases.
in
of
there with a
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
US has indicated that it is
previous Hong Kong off take of 1600 for
believe that
a
final decision will
March, of the Ray Panel.
considering maintaining
its
fiscal year;
we
report, expected
in
its current
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