the UK's traditional allies
US, EC, "Old" Commonwealth
show a strong interest in resolving the refugee issue,
and expect Britain to pull its weight;
e) by associating itself with the international response
(help) to the problem, the UK has been able to direct that res-
ponse towards realistic and achievable objectives.
has been able to determine the rate at whieb ik een
The UK have
The Uk
absorb refugees for resettlement, choose the most
effective recipients for its aid; ensure that aid is not
mistargeted so as either to reach the wrong hands (Khmer
PRK
Rouge, for
or Vietnamese) or to act as an inducement for further
Indo-Chinese to flee their country of origin; use its
contributions to other countries into assisting;
monitor closely the progress of its involvement.
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Assumptions
7. The UK policy of assistance is clearly heavily depen-
dent on assumptions concerning the external environment.
The most important of these can be summarised as follows:
b) the ultimate objective of clearing the camps through
the achievement of a political solution in Indo-China is
, though we contrmue to work had for this and not within sight. Despite the high effectiveness of the
resettlement programme, places offered for resettlement
will tail off, leaving in the short to medium term a
residue of refugees/displaced persons in the camps;
b) Thailand and other countries of first asylum will
continue to make a humanitarian response to the problem.
[This
(This they would not do without continuing proof of
(and practical bashing
concern from the international community);
c) had the UK not made a positive contribution to the
(a)
the Uk must
contime to shoulder its
responbilities for
refugees worldwide,
under the fuma at
ratification of
its
KL 1951 UN Convention relating
ne status of
Achigess and
the 1967 Potocol
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