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THE VIETNAMESE "BOAT PEOPLE"
OUTLINE OF MALAYSIA'S PROPOSAL TO
RESOLVE THE PROBLEM
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The exodus of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese People" in ever accelerating numbers is a human tragedy of almost unparalleled dimensions which demands urgent action from the international
community. It has also created serious political, economic and social and security problems for the governments in the region which are engaged
in the difficult and often delicate task of ensuring the unity, stability and prosperity of their respective societies.
UN PROCESSING CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE "BOAT PEOPLE"
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MALAYSIA proposes that a VIETNAM refugee centre or centres for boat people fleeing VIETNAM should be established in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA or in a UNITED STATES OF AMERICA controlled territory with
conditions and undertakings as outlined hereinafter. In addition or alternatively, with the same conditions and undertakings, the UNITED NATIONS Processing Centre or Centres may be established in other countries e.g. HAINAN (CHINA), OKINAWA (JAPAN), DARWIN (AUSTRALIA) and NEW
CALEDONIA (FRANCE). The list is not exclusive or exhaustive. Others
and ASEAN too may participate in this UN project of setting up UN Processing
Centre for refugees. The Centre or centres would serve the following
purposes:-
(a) To facilitate the orderly processing of refugees
(b)
by countries or organisations which wish to
participate in solving the refugee problem;
To provide havens for refugees who have been processed and selected but awaiting resettlement
in third countries;
(c) To provide proper care for health and welfare
particularly the education of the young so that any length of stay in the centre or centres would not in any way have any psychological ill-effect
on the refugees.
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