TNAG-1537-FCO40-2101-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-resettlement-in-third-countri-1986 — Page 31

T Trevan Esq

BRITISH EMBASSY

3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20008

Telex Domestic USA 89-2370/89-2384

Telex International 64224(WUI)/440015(ITT)

Telephone (202) 462 1340

Your reference

UND

FCO

FA 243/304/1

Our reference

Date

26 September 1986

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Dear Timi,

US POLICY ON REFUGEES

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CC

Mr Wood, Hanoi

Mr Luchs, MCDY

State Department have now submitted to Congress their proposed figures for refugee admissions to the US for FY1987.

2. The total number proposed of 66,000 admissions is close to last year's figure 67,000. There is, however, an "unallocated reserve" of 4,000 places proposed in order to meet any unanticipated refugee needs. Within the total, all geographical areas have slight increases at the expense of a reduction in the figure for admissions from first asylum countries in East Asia which has dropped from 37,000 to 32,000. State Department feel confident that the proposed geographical distribution of places will be acceptable to Congress.

3. For the record I enclose copies of Secretary of State Shultz's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, State Department's report to Congress, and State Department's World Refugee Report.

yours strictly Rabbit

R L Embleton

CC: Ms D J Walker, UKMIS GENEVA

Miss J Attwood, UKMIS NEW YORK

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MCAD, FCO

SOVIET DEPT, FCO

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