Wait on refugees
PA Wellington] The Government would! wait until after the special: United Nations conference in Geneva this month before deciding whether to increase the number of refugees it would accept from IndoChina. said the Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) last evening. New Zealand is committed
11 to accepting about 900 refullgees this year, but pressure I 1 is expected to be put on all i countries to increase theXr ■ quotas at the United Nations ■ conference on July 20. ; Mr Muldoon told a news • conference after the Cabinet ■ met yesterday that New Zea- • land rated about fourth in the world in terms of its efforts I so far.
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