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TOTAL NUMBER FROM (B) WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED.
(D) TOTAL NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS.
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
(E)
(F)
NET NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES.
(G)
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(H)
(I)
5.
NET CHANGE OF (F) OVER PREVIOUS WEEK.
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS RETURNED.
PROGRESS OF VOLUNTEER COUNSELLING CAMPAIGN. (E.G. NUMBERS
COUNSELLED).
WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR A BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE RETURN OF EACH VOLUNTARY FLIGHT. WE SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY ON IDEAS FOR PRODUCING ADDITIONAL VIDEO MATERIAL ON THE PROCESSES OF THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME, FOR WHICH WE MAY BE ABLE TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
6. FOR HANOI. A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF ANY ACCELERATION OF THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME WILL BE THE EXPANSION OF VIETNAM'S RECEPTION AND RETRAINING FACILITIES. DISCUSSION OF THIS SUBJECT IN GENEVA RAISED VIETNAMESE SUSPICION THAT SUCH FACILITIES WOULD IN FACT CONSTITUTE HOLDING CENTRES FOR THE SCREENED OUT, JTO WHICH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE CLEAR ITS OPPOSITION. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD STRESS TO THE VIETNAMESE, IF POSSIBLE VU KHOAN PERSONALLY, THAT WHAT IS ENVISAGED IS ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THEM TO COPE WITH, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WAITING IN HONG KONG. YOU SHOULD
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR APPREHENSION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INUNDATED WITH RETURNEES AND ARE PREPARED TO DISCUSS WITH THEM WHAT HELP THEY MIGHT REQUIRE: BUT YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE WISH TO RAISE THE RATE OF RETURNS FROM HONG KONG ALONE TO 1,000 A MONTH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
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