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package aims to promote self-sufficiency and enable the refugees to start contributing to the economy as soon

soon as

possible.

9.

There is still a fund of goodwill towards these

people and the need for an additional resettlement effort

would be well understood in this country. We believe that a package of this kind is an appropriate response which should trigger significant new commitments from

other countries. We should be grateful for confirmation

that you would be content for us to proceed on these

lines. We would aim to announce the decision early in

the session.

10.

Copies of this minute go to Nigel Lawson, Nicholas Ridley, Norman Fowler, Chris Patten, other

members of H Committee and Sir Robin Butler.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

23 November 1988

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(GEOFFREY HOWE)