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(B) SURMA HAS NO SUCH PROBLEMS. THE REFUGEES COULD BE FLOWN BY ICEM FROM HONG KONG TO RANGOON. UNHCR
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEFRAY ALL COSTS OF THEIR BEING
TEMPORARILY HELD FOR SCREENING PURPOSES,
(C) THERE ARE ALREADY PROSPECTS THAT SOME 39 OF THE 99 WOULD BE GRANTED ENTRY FACILITIES TO THE U.S. MEANTIME
STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SEE IF ANY OF THE REMAINDER
WISH TO RETURN TO VIETNAM: IF SO THEY WOULD BE FLOWN
OUT BY 1 CEM IMMEDIATELY,
(D) FOR THE REST, UNHCR WOULD HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE
FOR SEEKING PERMANENT SETTLEMENT ELSEWHERE
WITHIN NOT MORE THAN 7 REPEAT 7 DAYS FROM TIME
OF THEIR ARRIVAL IN BURMA,
E) WE ACCEPT THE BURMESE DECISION THAT THESE REFUGEES CANNOT BE GIVEN EVENTEMPORARY RESIDENCE STATUS, ALL WE REQUIRE
AT THIS MOMENT IS A TRANSIT CAMP SUFFICIENTLY FAR REMOVED
FROM VIETNAM TO SET NO AWKWARD PRECEDENTSHFOR THE HOST
COUNTRY: AND TO USE THAT FACILITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE
SOLUTION OF A PROBLEM THAT CONFRONTS US ALL.
5. NATURALLY I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT PRESIDENT U NE WIN
WOULD EITHER AGREE TO RECEIVE ME OR DE SYMPATHETIC TO
THIS SUGGESTION SINCE I FEAR THE BURMESE FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN RUBBED UP THE WRONG WAY ALREADY. BUT IF UNHCR CAN BE PERSUADED TO PLAY BALL, I
SEE NO OTHER WAY OF AVOIDING CONSEQUENCES OF PARA 3 ABOVE.
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