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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1879
OF 181251Z SEPTEMBER 89
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA,WASHINGTON,
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YOUR TELNO 2923 AND OUR TELNO 1864 :
HANOI
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE UK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
1. BEFORE WE CAN TAKE MATTERS ANY FURTHER, WE WILL NEED MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU HAVE YET BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE. SPECIFICALLY, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR FULLER DETAILS OF THE COSTS OF ITEMS A-D IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR, INCLUDING THE SCOPE AND FULL COSTS OF EACH PROJECT, AND THE DETAILED REASONS WHY ADDITIONAL COSTS NOW NEED TO BE INCURRED.
2. IN PARTICULAR THE COSTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI A CHAU
WILL NEED TO BE VERY CAREFULLY ARGUED. WE ASSUME THAT THE COST
OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACOMMODATION AT SEK KONG AND HIGH ISLAND CAMPS, WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN AT TAI A CHAU. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR MORE DETAILED ASSESSMENTS OF THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION THAT MAY BE PROVIDED AND THE COSTS
INVOLVED.
3.
AS FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES
YOU WOULD FACE IN GOING BACK TO FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF
DELAY IN UNHCR REIMBURSEMENT. AS YOU KNOW, UNHCR HAVE LAUNCHED ANOTHER URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDS. BUT IF UNHCR ARE UNABLE TO RAISE THE MONEY BEFORE THE END OF YOUR FINANCIAL YEAR, WE WONDER WHETHER YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COVER THE SHORTFALL BY OPENING THE
EQUIVALENT OF A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT FROM WHICH FUNDS COULD BE DRAWN
UNTIL THE UNHCR ARE ABLE TO REIMBURSE YOU IN FULL.
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