DC. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: We have completed the consultative process mandated by P.L. 96212. the Refugee Act of 1980. with regard to refugee admissions and allocations for FY 1985 as recommended by you and transmitted to us by the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs. Ambassador H. Eugene Douglas. The proposal calls for a ceiling of 70.000 refugees to be allocated as follows: 50.000 from East Asia. of which 10.000 numbers will be used for the Orderly Departure Program from Vietnam. 3.000 from Africa. 9.000 from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. 3.000 from Latin America and the Caribbean. and 5.000 from the Near East and South Asia. We are pleased to advise you that we interpose no objections to the number and allocations as recommended. We note that. as in the past. these numbers are to be considered as ceilings rather than goals. During the course of the fiscal year. should there be a need to reallocate refugee numbers between regions. we respectfully request that we be consulted prior to effectuating any shift in numbers. This Committee would appreciate being kept advised on a monthly basis by the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs with regard to the progress of the FY 1985 refugee admissions program. Sincerely. Hamilton Fish.
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