CONTACTS WITH VIETNAM ITSELF
WE HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
OVER THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME WHICH WE PLAYED A MAJOR
ROLE IN SETTING UP N 1979. THE VIETNAMESE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE
READY TO CONTEMPLATE REPATRIATION. WE THINK IT IS BETTER
THEREFORE TO CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING THE ORDERLY Departure
PROGRAMME. AT A MEETING HELD IN GENEVA ON 3 OCTOBER LAST YEAR
WITH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, THE UK REPRESENTATIVE,
MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS
1)
II)
III)
IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT VIETNAMESE NATIONALS
STILL FEEL DRIVEN TO LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY;
THE INCREASING MEASURE OA CO-OPERATION FROM
THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES IS WELCOME;
GIVEN THAT THE ODP WAS INSTITUTED FOR
HUMANITARIAN REASONS, ESPECIALLY TO
FACILITATE FAMILY REUNIONS IT I
INCONSISTENT THAT THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT
ALLOW THE DEPARTURE OF THOSE WHOSE RELATIVES
LEFT BY BOAT;
IV)
THE PROGRAMME SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE
THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY, OR WHO HAVE BEEN
IN RE-EDUCATION CAMPS.
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