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CONFERENCE ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, GENEVA
20 21 JULY 1979
Possible Additional UK initiatives towards saving lives
at sea
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B.
Encouragement of acceptance of first port of call
principle.
Points to make: a) The principle is a good one,
encourages fulfillment of international obligations,
the present problem ought not to give rise to an
exception.
Support for the French (and Italian) initiatives of
rescue patrols in the South China sea by the
deployment of a rescue vessel.
Points to make: * This is a UK commitment towards
solving the immediate humanitarian problem and
support for the Italian initiative.
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D.
Support for the establishment of land based reception
and processing centres by provision of staff etc.
Points to make: This is a UK commitment to help
the countries of the area to deal with the burden
of refugees and help bring order into processing etc.
Project Aid for resettlement schemes in, for example,
South America.
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