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countries increasingly taking view that such people cannot qualify
for resettlement.
6.
شهد
1.
Recognise that such people have to be treated as refugees if
country of origin refuses to have them back, ΟΙ there are good
reasons to think that they will be treated inhumanely.
we need to establish whether or not this
convince resettlement countries of it.
is
But believe
the case, if only to
7.
The question then arises of involuntary repatriation.
prospect of getting
No
realistic
enough volunteers for voluntary
repatriation to help at all. Therefore considering asking our
Ambassador in Hanoi to approach Vietnamese authorities to ask
whether they would:
(a) cooperate should we have to repatriate people, and
(b)
be prepared to give assurances that persons concerned would not
be ill-treated.
8.
No decisions taken yet on these
opportunity to discuss with you first.
issues, and wished to have
Realistically doubt whether
we will get acceptable assurances from Vietname se in short term.
But if dialogue opened may bear fruit eventually.
Naturally no
question of our actually adopting
adopting policy of repatriation without
full prior discussion with UNHCR. We would not wish to take action
to which UNHCR opposed.
9. (Defensive, if Hartling is opposed to approach to Vietnamese). Appreciate why you might find it difficult to back such an approach.
Will consider matter further and let you know what conclusion we
reach. Can you
think of any other solution to the
the serious problem
that Hong Kong will continue to face?
Closed Camps (defensive)
10. Understand reasons for
your criticisms.
We and
But
see no
the Hong Kong
alternative in
Government also find policy distasteful.
present circumstances.
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