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level UNHCR
those described in paras
may
now
be
consulted
agree
recognising the
thinking along
18-20 above.
generally with what is proposed, while
substantial obstacles that remain
lines
similar
to
The other posts
in the
way of any, eventual
approach to
the Vietnamese
on
this
issue.
24. If Ministers accepted the principle of the action
outlined above we would submit further,
details of our proposed
governments, in due course.
outlining
the
approach to UNHCR and other
Need for Further Resettlement in the UK
25.
international approach An
on these lines will take
time to coordinate and may well not in the end be feasible. The only option for lessening Hong Kong's problem which
offers immediate
continued
countries.
of prospects
action to maximise
It has been our
progress
appears
resettlement
experience, between
in
to be
third
the
exhaustion of the first UK quota for Hong Kong in 1982 and
the SCORRI report in 1985, that in
the absence
of
to resettle refugees neither the
countries
nor
significant
UK
action
ma jor resettlement
other potential
assistance
to
Hong Kong.
in 1986 has been
able to
resettlement countries will increase their
Conversely,
our
experience
that even a limited UK resettlement initiative is able
stimulate others to do more to help.
26. Given the time that it is likely to take to resolve the matter of further resettlement in UK and the need to avoid a gap between the end of the "SCORRI" intake and the UK start
for of any further programme any proposals
resettlement
to put to the Home office What should these proposals
that
decide we
soon.
should be put to them
be?
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