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don't think that it was the kind of policy to be pursued per se.
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what I said in answering quite a few questions you put to me. One
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condition where as rapidly as possible and as naturally as possible they would be fit to integrate or reintegrate into a normal
environment.
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QUESTION:
We would like to know then, do you
think it is time the government reconsidered the closed camp policy?
MR HOCKE:
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This has been an on-going position of UNHCR. The minute when this policy was decided and UNHCR said we
were against this, implied that as a matter of fact and as a permanent
position we ask the government or anyone applying that policy to
reconsider so that here too there is no new position to be taken. think last question.
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QUESTION:
(By ?) I think you are at the point
now with Indo-Chinese refugees, especially here, that Hanoi doesn't
want to repatriate them. Western countries or what we call resettle-
ment countries doesn't want to take any more, and reintegration is pretty much ruled out by the local authorities. Your three options
are cancelled out there. What can you do as diplomat if nobody wants to give and take?
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MR HOCKE:
First, I would never consider myself as
a diplomat. I am working for a humanitarian organisation which to be
seen like that. Secondly, I wonder how you can come to the conclusion
and be so definite on the first, second, and third option as being the
situation today. Certainly personally myself I never heard anything
as definite as what you said so I am not in a position to answer your
question.
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You say the situation is more flexible
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