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OUR TELNO 261 AND TELCON WALKER/FOOTMAN (HKD) : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: UNHCR APPEAL

1. UNHCR HAVE CONFIRMED THAT ESTIMATED COSTS FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE (20.3 MILLION US DOLLARS) IN EXPANDED APPEAL INCLUDE COSTS FOR EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION FOR NEW ARRIVALS. TOTAL AVERAGE CASELOAD IN 1989 IS NOW ESTIMATED AT 37,000 ASYLUM SEEKERS/REFUGEES, AS MADE CLEAR IN PARA 3 OF HOREKEN'S APPEAL LETTER OF 12 MAY.

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