TNAG-2401-FCO40-3488-Vietnamese-migrants-Orderly-Repatriation-Programme-(ORP)-1992 — Page 11

N J Cox Esq

Hong Kong Department FCO

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Overseas Development

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17 June 1992

Dear Mr Cose

VIETNAM : ORP II FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Or Markin

1816

Please refer to your telno 961 to Hong Kong which listed the UK's contributions to the repatriation/reintegration programme for Vietnamese boat people.

2. Under (III) you quote £1 million under the Special 70/30 Joint Funding Scheme. This is regrettably not quite accurate. During the visit of the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Lady Chalker announced a commitment of £1 million which will be spent over the next few years. We anticipate that no more than £150,000 will be spent under this new scheme in the current financial year. This will, of course, be additional to the continuing expenditure under the last Special 80/20 Joint Funding Scheme. Expenditure is expected to be about £300,000 in the 1992/93 financial year.

Yours soneely Рак ау

IQ Brooks

Eastern Asia and Pacific Department

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Mr J Tansley SEAD

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