cope with as many as 60 per month (as opposed to 20 per
month at present).
We are more cautious: we believe that
the figure of 40 per month represents the rate at which
new arrivals could be integrated into our society by our
existing facilities: it is a rate with which they have
effectively coped in the past. If sustained over a
period of 2 years this would amount to an additional
commitment of 1000. Details of a possible package on
these lines are attached in an annex to this minute.
9.
The proposed, package socks at the same time
One important feature of the proposed package is-
to bake in
that it introduces the concept of selecting individuals
on the basis of skills or private sponsership; In both
Gabes we would be leeking for people who have a greater
ability to adapt to life in this country and to make a
and also the success of the opportunity we are offering, The Hong
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10. We have in the past had problems with resettling
boat people here. But a more rigorous selection
procedure strould help to minimise these. There is
moreover still a fund of goodwill towards these people
and the need for an additional resettlement effort would
be well understood in this country. We belive that a
package on the lines proposed, which would effectively
loot the life of the current Parliament, is an
hope that Je of
appropriate response and will trigger significant new
commitments from other countries. We should be grateful
for confirmation that you would be content for us to
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on a skills-busi package, at this stage.
and those Aoblems and not going
60 disuppter. But with the experience there is now in local authoritis and the voluntary agencies, and with the development g onintation and training Programmes
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