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BINED WITH ODP SUSPENSION COULD SPARK AN UPTURN IN DEPARTURES. FOR OUR

PART USA WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOME COMMITMENT ON LONG STAYERS. WHILE

WE REALIZE A NOT/NOT INSIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR PROGRAM BENEFITS SAME USA DOES NOT/NOT REALLY TRACK OUR PROGRAM IN DETAIL. AS SUCH WE MIGHT

CONSIDER COMMITTING A SET PERCENTAGE OF 87 PROGRAM TO THIS GROUP BUT

ONLY IF SOME DETERRENT OR SCREENING REGIME IS PUT IN PLACE.

S.WHILE RICHARD ENGLISH, DAS FOR RESETTLEMENT, HAS ASSURED US THAT

BUREAU REMAINS COMMITTED TO PURCELLS SIX POINT PLAN, INS SOURCES

HOWEVER CEARACTERIZE REFUGEE BUREAU ATTITUDE AS AMBIVALENT.IN ABSENCE

OF STRONG LEADERSHIP BY MOORE WE BELIEVE PURCELLS INITIATIVE WILL

NOT/NOT SO MUCH BE REPUDIATED BUT RATHER DIE OF NEGLECT.AS SUCH WE

BELIEVE 100CT AUSTRALIAN LUNCHEON COULD BE CRITICAL IN INFLUENCING

MOORE APPROACH.WE BELIEVE OPPORTUNITY MUST BE TAKEN TO CLEARLY INDIC-

ATE OUR CONCERN AT ONGOING NATURE OF PROGRAM AND OUR DESIRE TO BEGIN

BRINGING IT TO A RESOLUTION.

9.DURING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY SHULTZ AND MOORE MADE CONTINUAL REF-

ERENCES TO QUOTE USA LEADERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY UNQUOTE IN

DEALING WITH REFUGEE PROBLEMS. THIS INDEED COULD WELL PE KEY TO AP-

PROACHING MOORE.IF USA CONTINUES TO DEVOTE TWO THIRDS OF ITS RESET-

TLEMENT RESOURCES TO INDOCHINA IT WILL BE UNABLE TO PLAY AN APPROPRI-

ATE AND LEADERSHIP ROLE IN OTHER AREAS. ULTIMATELY IT IS IN OUR SELF

INTEREST TO EXTRICATE USA FROM MORASS OF SOUTH EAST ASIA.IF OUR EF-

FORTS TO STEM ASSAULT ON OUR REFUGEE DETERMINATION SYSTEM THROUGH

AGREEMENTS ON IRREGULAR MOVEMENTS ARE TO BE SUCCESSFUL SOME RESETTLE-

MENT OUT OF FIRST ASYLUM WILL BE NEEDED AND USA RESETTLEMENT RESOUR-

CES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION.

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