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(e) as a further variation of (d), families,
except teenage members of 16 and above, could
be together in the day time but husbands
would be accommodated separately from their
wives and children at night.
12.
After careful consideration and having regard
to the principle of family unity and the UNHCR's
reaction, it is suggested that option (e) be adopted.
This would ease the staffing commitment, be administratively
more convenient in the provision of such services as
sanitation etc. and assist control in camps by allowing
men to mingle with their families in the day time.
Visits
13.
Arrangements would be made for visits to
camps by relatives and close friends of refugees, but
they would be regulated and granted as a privilege
rather than as a matter of course.
Size of Problem
14.
On the basis of such information as there is
from Vietnam and the actual outflow in 1980, 1981
and the first 5 months of 1982, it would be wise to
assume that the possible inflow for 1982 would be roughly
of the order of the mean of that of 1980 and 1981. On
this assumption, it is estimated that some 4,000 to
5,000 may arrive between now and the end of the year.