2. INITIAL DEBRIEFING IN JULY OF NEW ARRIVALS INDICATES
THAT ONLY ABOUT ONE IN FIVE ARE AWARE OF THE NEW POLICY
BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE DETAILS, THOUGH THE AUGUST
FIGURE WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHER. WE ARE CONTINUING TO
PRESS FOR PUBLICITY OVERSEAS, I E BBC AND VOA FOR THE
NEW POLICY BUT WILL HAVE TO RELY MAINLY ON TRANSMISSION
THROUGH LETTERS HOME.
3. WE WILL KEEP OUR ARRIVAL FIGURES UNDER REVIEW AND
WILL CONSIDER THE POLICY OPTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THESE. I
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR AN ASSESSMENT BEFORE YOUR
DEPARTURE AND WHICH WE CAN DISCUSS HERE IN GREATER DETAIL
DURING YOUR VISIT OF THE EXTENT OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF
THE CLOSED CAMP POLICY: HOW THIS CAN BE WIDENED: WHETHER
THE POLICY HAS PRODUCED ANY COMMENT FROM THE
VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES: THE LIKELY OUTFLOW IN THE NEXT
SIX MONTHS: WHAT IF ANY EFFECT THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE SCHEME IS HAVING, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIETNAM'S COUNTERMEASURES.
YOUDE