4.
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There is a marked contrast between committed countries close
to the scene of action, eg China and Singapore, who believe a
Conference must expose and condemn Vietnamese action, and others
who share UNHCR's view that a special Conference must be essentially
non-political.
5.
The Americans favour 'delinking' the political and humanitarian
aspects, with prior action in the Security Council to focus world
attention, followed by a humanitarian conference. We believe the
Security Council might be useful after a Conference: to have it
beforehand might stultify the efforts towards practical measures
to get the world to accept more refugees, particularly if the
Security Council was acrimonious or long drawn out. The Swedes
tend to agree with this last view.
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