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TELNO 91 OF 15 MARCH
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INFO BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, MANILA AND UKMIS GENEVA.
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FOLLOWING THE VISIT TO INDONESIA OF UNHCR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
DE HAAN, FOREIGN MINISTER MOCHTAR ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT
AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED WITH UNHCR ON THE DETAILED CONDITIONS
OF THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT'S OFFER OF AN ISLAND PROCESSING
CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. HE SAID THAT INDONESIA WOULD
RETAIN SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE ISLAND AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS
SECURITY AND GOVERMENT, WHILE UNHCR WOULD UNDERTAKE TO MANAGE THE REFUGEE CENTRE AND BEAR ALL COSTS INVOLVED. HE SAID THE CENTRE WOULD BE TEMPORARY (3 TO 5 YEARS).
2. IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR WHICH ISLAND WILL BE USED, MOCHTAR -SAID THAT SEVERAL WERE UNDER CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING THREE IN THE
RIAU ARCHIPELAGO., THE REFUGEE CENTRE, HE SAID, WOULD NEED TO
BE NEAR A QUOTE CITY WITH AN AIRPORT UNQUOTE BUT REMOVED FROM
ANY LARGE CENTRE OF POPULATION. TANJUNGPINANG ON BINTAN ISLAND
MAY JUST QUALIFY AS A QUOTE CITY UNQUOTE, BUT THERE IS PERHAPS STILL A POSIBILITY THAT THE CENTRE WILL BE SITUATED ON PULAU LAUT NEAR PONTIANAK IN WEST KALIMANTAN. BOTH TOWNS HAVE SMALL
AIRPORTS.
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MOCHTAR WILL BE TRAVELLING TO GENEVA ON 22 MARCH FOR FURTHER TALKS WITH UNHCR AND A MEETING OF ASEAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES
ACCEPTING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IS TO BE HELD IN APRIL OR MAY, PROBABLY IN JAKARTA, TO TIE UP THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ISLAND.
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