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5.

UK

at

same

40

per

to ask

Our Secretary of State will soon be approaching yours

that

in offtake (agreed present

response to "SCORRI" report)

should continue

level (about

for the time month)

being. Would give us some locus in discussions we plan with other resettlement countries about further action. Hope you will do what you can to help, and that Mr Waddington will look sympathetically at problem on his Hong Kong visit. Thereafter I hope you will be able to support our recommendation for a new resettlement programme.

Defensive

and

main

problem

in medium

migrant" "economic Realistically speaking, cannot offer prospect of progress

far and

6.

(Other solutions? Resettlement cannot continue indefinitely.) Recognise need to explore other solutions. Are approaching UNHCR

countries resettlement

is

to

to

from

see

if

Indochina

joint

solution

But will pursue as long term. or

as

possible. other than

fast as we

can.

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