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The Secretary of State referred to the problem of mass arrivals in Europe, especially FRG. Further collective consideration was planned. How did M. Hocké see prospects?
Hocké said it was undeniable that there was a link between arrivals and the prospect of a welcome. However, the problem was complex and had to be addressed on a number of fronts temporary help on arrival in countries of asylum, measures to stop or slow down the flow from countries of origin and problems in relation to transit countries (especially Turkey). Work was beginning in the working groups he had convened to consider how to address these problems. If there was a settlement in Sri Lanka, he would expect a large measure of voluntary repatriation, as had happened with Latin American refugees in the early 1980 s. The Secretary of State acknowledged progress towards a settlement in Sri Lanka, but noted the difficulty in trying to put the clock back.
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Hocké emphasised that although people fleeing from war were not mandate refugees, there was a need to take into account their needs as people forced to flee their countries. Economic migrants, on the other hand, who were neither asylum-seekers nor refugees,
should be handled through a different channel. There was a need to
clarify definitions, to establish criteria and on that basis to take
decisions on what should be done.
7. The Secretary of State asked M. Hocké to comment on allegations of ill treatment of Namibian refugees in SWAPO camps. M. Hocké indicated that he was not happy with the situation and was not certain he knew the whole picture. He noted that there was undeniably an element of SWAPO military presence in or near the camps and he would not find it possible to object if a military attack on such a camp took place.
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