LIKE TO REQUEST THE COOPERATION OF THE MINISTERS CON-
CERNED AS NECESSARY.)
(1) THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM TO
RESTRAIN THE OUTFLOW OF DISPLACED PERSONS.
(2) THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND DUE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNHCR.
(3) PROVIDED THAT FEASIBILITIES ARE ASCERTAINED RE- GARDING A REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTER (THE ASEAN CONCEPT),
THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER TO ASSUME AN APPROPRIATE
SHARE OF ITS COST IN CONCERT WITH OTHER MAJOR ADVANCED
COUNTRIES.
(4) THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF
EXTENDING BILATERAL ASSISTANCE IF REQUESTED BY THE
COUNTRIES WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF DISPLACED PERSONS ARE
TEMPORARILY STAYING.
(5)
THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE EFFORTS SO AS TO SEEK
APPROVAL OF THE ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION RELATING TO
THE STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ITS PROTOCOL AT ITS NEXT
REGULAR SESSION.
3. MEASURES FOR INDOCHINESE DISPLACED PERSONS
(PRESS RELEASE
APRIL 3)
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDOCHINESE DISPLACED
PERSONS IS AN ELEMENT OF POTENTIAL INSTABILITY IN THE
ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE LEFT AS
IT IS FROM THE HUMANITARIAN STANDPOINT. EXPECTATIONS
ARE MOUNTING INTERNATIONALLY AND IN ASIAN COUNTRIES
PARTICULARLY FOR JAPAN TO PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN THE
SOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM AS THE ONLY ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL
COUNTRY IN ASIA. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, THE GOVERNMENT
OF JAPAN HAS BEEN STUDYING ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR FURTHER
CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, THE CABINET AT ITS MEETING TODAY REACHED UNDERSTANDING
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