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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: MP'S LETTER
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REV MARTYN SMYTH MP WROTE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN
JULY TO ASK FOR FACTUAL BACKGROUND ON HONG KONG'S REFUGEE
PROBLEM. MR RENTON REPLIED ON STANDARD LINES, INCLUDING
INFORMATION ON OUTCOME TO DATE OF OUR SCORRI CAMPAIGN TO SECURE
MORE RESETTLEMENT PLACES FOR HONG KONG.
2.
REV SMYTH HAS NOW WRITTEN AGAIN TO MR RENTON, TO ASK HOW MANY OF THE REFUGEES FOR WHOM OUR SCORRI CAMPAIGN SECURED EXTRA
RESETTLEMENT PLACES HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT HONG KONG.
3.
IT IS PLAINLY NOT EASY TO IDENTIFY QUOTE SCORRI UNQUOTE
RESETTLEMENT OFFERS FROM THOSE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING
WITHOUT SCORRI (IE NORMAL OFFTAKES MAINLY US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA). AS SOMETHING BY WAY OF QUOTE RULE OF THUMB UNQUOTE
WE HAVE USED A FIGURE OF 1100 FOR THE TOTAL OF EXTRA QUOTE SCORRI
UNQUOTE PLACES WE HAVE SECURED (IE CANADA 500, AUSTRALIA 200,
DENMARK 50, FINLAND 80, NETHERLANDS 80, NEW ZEALAND 21, NORWAY 75, SWEDEN 100, GREECE 6, LUXEMBOURG 29). GRATEFUL IF ON THIS
BASIS YOU COULD PROVIDE DESKBY 28010OZ A FIGURE FOR THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL OUT OF THIS 1100 WHO HAVE ALREADY LEFT HONG
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