Harrow Council is urging the Uganda Resettlement Board to "re-route" Uganda Asian refugees to places other than Harrow where possible.
A statement issued by the council says that on present trends, it is estimated that in the region of 1,500 Uganda Asians will eventually settle in the borough.
A meeting of Harrow Council's Special Committee re Uganda Asians on October 25 expressed concern at the overloading of council services and the general lack of information on financial aid to be made available for resettlement.
In a letter to the Resettlement Board, the council's Chief Executive and Town Clerk, Mr Stanley Lancaster, pointed out that the committee felt that the Board should be made aware of its acute concern not only as to the diffuculties occasioned by the overloading of the council's services, but also to the problems which are envisaged in regard to the resettlement and harmony of the Asians within the community if the influx continues at the present rate.