TNAG-1915-FCO40-2719-Hong-Kong-resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-in-third-count-1989 — Page 83

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SIR, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S LETTER OF

* APPEAL FOR AN ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL RESETTLEMENT EFFORT FOR THE * PRE-CUT-OFF-DATE CASELOAD OF INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES, AS FORESEEN

IN THE COMPRENHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES, I HAVE THE * HONOUR TO DRAW TO YOUR ATTENTION FOLLOWING MORE DETAILED POINTS.

AS INDICATED IN RECENT FORA DEALING WITH RESETTLEMENT OF INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES, UNHCR IS TAKING ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO

* ENLIST MAXIMUM SUPPORT OF RESETTLEMENT GOVERNMENTS, PARTICULARLY * WITH THE VIEW TO ENLARGING THE SCOPE OF ACTIVE GOVERNMENTS,

* OBTAINING QUANTIFIED COMMITMENTS OF RESETTLEMENT ADMISSIONS AND

* ENCOURAGING APPLICATION OF GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON ADMISSIONS * CRITERIA.

IN TERMS OF QUANTIFIED COMMITMENTS, UNHCR HAS SOUGHT TO

* DETERMINE MAXIMUM REALISTIC QUOTA LEVELS PER GOVERNMENT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT, INTER ALIA, PAST RESETTLEMENT ADMISSIONS LEVELS

• AND TRENDS. FOR THE PURPOSE THESE ESTIMATES A PRE-CUT-OFF-DATE CASELOAD OF 55,000 IS USED.

UNHCR RECOGNISES THE LEAD TAKEN BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN OFFERING 1000 PLACES FOR RESETTLEMENT FROM HONG KONG AND NOTES * WITH APPRECIATION THAT OTHER RESETTLEMENT GOVERNMENTS HAVE * INDEED RESPONDED AS HOPED WITH INCREASED QUOTAS. WE ARE, * HOWEVER, CONVINCED THAT FULFILMENT OF THE RESETTLEMENT

* COMMITMENT UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION REQUIRES * FURTHER EXPANSION OF REFUGEE ADMISSIONS BY ALL RESETTLEMENT * COUNTRIES.

WE WOULD THEREFORE REQUEST THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM SEEKS THE * MEANS TO ADMIT A TARGET FIGURE OF A FURTHER 1000 FROM THE * ESTIMATED 55,000 PRE-CUT-OFF-DATE CASELOAD, DURING THE THREE

YEAR TIME-FRAME.

AS UNHCR HAS BEEN CALLED UPON TO FORMULATE A RESETTLEMENT PLAN BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 25 AND 26 MAY 1989, WE WOULD BE MOST * GRATEFUL FOR ANY INDICATIONS, EVEN IF TENTATIVE, THAT WE COULD

HAVE BEFORE THAT STAGE. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, DETAILS OF THE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE ARE REQUESTING FROM YOUR GOVERNMENT HAVE * ALREADY BEEN SENT TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR CAPITAL FÜR

DISCUSSION WITH THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

ACCEPT, SIR, THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION. (UNHCR GENEVA)

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