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them were most readily

manageable.

Any

requirements for public expenditure should be discussed by the and Commonwealth Office and the Treasury in the light of

Fore

the results of the Conference.

ittee

DEN

IDE

The

1.

Took note, with approval, of the Prime Minister's summing up of their discussion.

their

the

2. Invited the Foreign and

Commonwealth Secretary and the

Home Secretary to be guided accordingly.

3.

Invited the Segretary of State for the Environment to arrange for official

interested Departments to investigate

of

ways and means of ensuring that Vietnamese entering the

United Kingdom as a espit of the Committee's decision were

directed to and would remain in areas of the country where

them

the problems of accommodating

manageable.

4.

DEN

Invited the Foreign and

Hommonwe

were most readily

monwealth Secretary and the

Chief Secretary, Treasury to discuss and, if possible, resolve

any requirements for public expenditure

results of the Conference.

in the light

light of

the

Cabinet Office

8 June 1989

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