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GENERAL UNHCR ALSO FAVOURS REPATRIATION TO RESETTLEMENT
BUT WARNED THAT IN INDOCHINA SITUATION REPATRIATION WILL
NOT BE EASY.LOCAL RESETTLEMENT OPTION WAS DISCUSSED
THIS BRIEFLY AS WELL BUT THERE WAS CLEAR AGREEMENT THAT TW ATTENTION
TO RECENT UNHCH INITIATIVE: LETTER SENT RECENTLY TO MAJOR
RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES SUGGESTING BROADLY BASED SET OR
INITIATIVES AIMED AT QUOTE INTEGRATED OVERALL APPROACH
TO PROVIDING SOLUTIONS UNQUOTE TO INDOCHINESE REFUGEE
PROBLEM BIS
OPTION MUST BE APPROACHED WITH GREAT CARE AND SENSITIVITY
AND COULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED AT LATER STAGE AS MINOR
ELEMENT IN TOTAL RESETTLEMENT EFFORT.SMYSER AGREED TO
PRESENT CONCENSUS OF HONOLULU MTG TO HIGH COMMISSIONER
HARTLING AND EXPRESSED HOPE THAT DISCUSSION COULD BE
CONTINUED AT OCTOBER MTG OF UNHCR EXCOM IN GENEVA.
5. ALTHOUGH AXWORTHY SUGGESTED THAT DEPENDING ON OUTCOME
OF DISCUSSIONS AT EXCOM IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO CONSIDER
SOME FUTURE CONSULTATION THERE WAS NO/NO SUBSTANTIVE
DISCUSSION OF QUESTION OF FUTURE MTGS.THIS CAME AS
SURPRISE IN VIEW OF ORIGINAL AMERICAN PROPOSAL (IN
DOUGLAS-AXWORTHY LETTER OF JUNE 16TH WHICH CONVEYED
INVITATION TO ATTEND HONOLULU MTG) THAT QUOTE CONSULTA-
TIVE GROUP UNQUOTE SHOULD CONSIDER MEETING EVERY SIX OR
NINE MONTHS.
6.MINISTER AXWORTHY MADE WELL RECEIVED INTERVENTION ON
EXTENT TO WHICH INDOCHINESE REFUGEE PROBLEM CAN BE SEEN
AS MICROCOSM OF FUTURE REFUGEE SITUATIONS.HE POINTED OUT
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