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MRS VAN VOORST VADER (MFA) GAVE US THE FOLLOWING REPLIES TO

YOUR QUESTIONS:

1.

THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT CONSIDER THE REFUGEE PROBLEM TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, PARTICULARLY THE MOVEMENT OF ''IRREGULARS'' THE SECTION DEALING WITH REFUGEES IN THE MFA WILL BE MORE THAN DOUBLED AND ITS COUNTERPART IN THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE SUBSTANTIALLY STRENGTHENED FROM 1 JANUARY 1987 TO DEAL WITH THE EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. THE NETHERLANDS WILL DOUBLE THE RESETTLEMENT QUOTA FROM 250 TO 500 PER ANNUM FROM 1 JANUARY 1997.

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3.

THE 1951 UN CONVENTION IS INCORPORATED IN DOMESTIC LAW.

(A) 1933. TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED INDEPENDENTLY

PRINCIPAL NATIONALITIES POLES, TURKS,

OF UNHCR

2,015.

IRANIANS

AND ETHIOPIANS. 169 RECOGNISED AS REFUGEES, 972 AWARDED TRY STATUS AND 272 REJECTED. (409 APPLICATIONS REFERRED THROUGH UNHCR WEPE

ACCEPTED).

(B)

2,603. 1984. TOTAL NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT REQUESTS NATIONALITIES: 553 SRI LANKANS, 345 LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICANS, 331 EAST EUROPEANS, 264 AFRICANS AND 1,110 FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, MAINLY IRANIANS. 114 RECOGNISED AS REFUGEES. 551 AWARDED 'B' STATUS. 1,015 REJECTED. (479 APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNHCR

WERE ACCEPTED).

(C) 1985. TOTAL NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT REQUESTS 5,644. NATIONALITIES: 2,090 SRI LANKANS, 583 LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICANS, 460 EAST EUROPEANS, 365 AFRICANS AND 1,146 FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. 423 AWARDED 'B' STATUS AND 115 RECOGNISED AS REFUGEES. 1,957 REJECTED. (438 APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNHCR WERE ACCEPTED.)

(A)

YES: MANIFESTLY ABUSIVE APPLICATIONS ARE WEEDED OUT,

BUT SUCH APPLICANTS MAY STILL APPEAL.

(3)

THREE TO SIX MONTHS FOR THOSE NOT PERMITTED TO STAY IN THE NETHERLANDS PENDING THE REVIEW AND APPEAL PROCEDURES. UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR THOSE PERMITTED TO STAY IN THE NETHERLANDS DURING REVIEW AND APPEAL PROCEDURES. (DETAILS OF DUTCH ASYLUM PROCEDURES ARE SET OUT IN A BOOKLET FOR APPLICANTS WHICH FOLLOWS BY BAG.)

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(A) YES.

APPLICANTS AT ENTRY POINTS ARE FULLY INFORMED OF

THEIR RIGHTS. (SEE BOCKLET).

(B) AS FOR 4(B).

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