ANNEXE I
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND
THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
(UNHCR) CONCERNING THE DEPARTURE OF PERSONS FROM THE SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Following discussions held in Hanoi between representatives of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and a delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from February 26 to March 5 and from May 25 to May 30, 1979, it is agreed that UNHCR will facilitate the implementation of the January 12 Announcement by the Vietnamese Government to permit the orderly departure of persons who wish to leave Vietnam for countries of new residence.
Regarding the programme to implement such orderly departure, it is
understood that:
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Authorized exit of those people who wish to leave Vietnam and settle in foreign countries family reunion and other humanitarian cases will be carried out as soon as possible and to the maximum extent. The number of such people will depend both on the volume of applications for exit from Vietnam and on receiving countries' ability to issue entry visas.
The selection of those people authorized to go abroad under this Programme will, whenever possible, be made on the basis of the lists prepared by the Vietnamese Government and the lists prepared by the receiving countries. Those persons whose names appear on both lists will qualify for exit. As for those persons whose names appear on only one list, their cases will be subject to discussions between UNHCR and the Vietnamese Government or the Governments of the receiving countries, as appropriate.
UNHCR will make every effort to enlist support for this Programme amongst potential receiving countries.
The Vietnamese Government and UNHCR will each appoint personnel who will closely co-operate in the implementation of this Programme.
This personnel are authorized to operate in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and, as necessary, to go to other places to promote exit operations.
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Exit operations will be effected at regular intervals by appropriate means of transport.
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The Vietnamese Government will, subject to relevant Vietnamese laws, provide UNHCR and the receiving countries with every facility to implement this Programme.