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THE TARGETS OF UNHCR CAMPAIGNS.
AS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND OUR OWM POSITION AT PRESENT, WITH
LITTLE POSSIBILITY OF OUR BEING ABLE TO AGREE TO A FURTHER QUOTA
DOES NOT GIVE US MUCH ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE. WE ARE CHARY OF SEE-
MING TO PROMOTE NEW INITIATIVES WHEN WE OURSELVES HAVE SO LITTLE
WE CAN OFFER. WE HAVE NEVERTHELESS PUT TOGETHER A LINE WHICH WE
HOPE WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO OFFER IN RESPONSE TO MOUSSALLI'S
PAPER IF IT COMES UP AT THIS WEEK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN THE FORM OF A SPEAKING NOTE. BUT THERE
WOULD BE NO OBJECTION IF YOU PREFERRED TO USE IT AS THE BASIS
OF A WRITTEN REPLY.
SPEAKING NOTE
UNHCR PAPER ON SOUTH-EAST ASIAN REFUGEES
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
(A)
REGRET WE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER A FRESH QUOTA
OF REFUGEES BUT STILL HAVE 2,000 CASES PENDING UNDER THE ODP AND
ALWAYS READY TO CONSIDER SHIP RESCUE CASES AND THOSE QUALIFYING
UNDER FAMILY REUNIFICATION CRITERIA.
(B) REGIONAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY SCHEMES COULD BE A USEFUL INTERIM
MEASURE. MUST CLEARLY DEPEND ON AGREEMENT OF GOVERNMENTS CON-
CERNED, BUT AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO UNHCR WE WOULD HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT PROJECTS OF THIS KIND IF IMPLEMENTED. MUST
POINT OUT, HOWEVER, THAT HONG KONG WHO STILL HAVE A CASELOAD OF 13,600 AND RESETTLED MORE THAN 14,000 PRIOR TO 1979 CONFERENC
HAVE NOT THE SPACE THEMSELVES TO DEVELOP SELF-SUFFICIENCY SCHE-
MES.
(C) BY ALL MEANS LET US ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF
SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CASES. HOPE UNHCR WILL HANDLE THEM QUICKLY
AND WILL RECEIVE THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE VIETNAMESE AUTHO-
RITIES. IN DUE COURSE HOPE SUCCESSFUL REPTRIATION WILL BE LESS
EXCEPTIONAL.
LAO REFUGEES
(D) ENCOURAGED BY EARLIER SUCCESSES THIS YEAR IN VOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION. HOPE AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED CAN TAKE
THE MOST POSITIVE ATTITUDE POSSIBLE. GLAD TO CONSIDER CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO SPECIAL PROGRAMMES OF ASSISTANCE IN REPATRIATES'
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