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this
irection);
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voluntary repatriation (supported
UNHCR but
hitherto frustratingly
unachievable
by
in the
absence of volunteers
to return); and involuntary
repatriation,
which
raises
and political
humanitarian
issues of the utmost difficulty.
4.
I
a m sure
you
would
agree
that we
contemplate involuntary repatriation to
satisfactory
assurances
could only
to Vietnam if we had
from the Vietnamese about
the
treatment
of those
returned.
The behaviour of the
Vietnamese
authorities
has been
such that it
would
be
Vietnamese
were
difficult for such assurances
willing to
international supervision would be needed;
even to be credible,
if the
give
them.
Some
sort
of
and M. Hocké
made it
clear to
would
have
no part
in
us during his
an operation of
visit recent
that UNHCR
this kind.
He
would
be
willing
to
participate
if the
exercise
were
voluntary,
or
quasi-voluntary, perhaps
with
financial
inducement being made available both
the Vietnamese and to the Vietnamese
to returnees and to
If the
authorities.
UK
were to participate in
this,
it would cut
across
our
firm
policy,
announced
by
the
Prime Minister
in
1979,
that
we
would
give
no
aid
to
its
forces
from
Cambodia
and
improved
Vietnam until
its human
it withdrew
rights
record.
The
Vietnamese
would
be quick
to
exploit any
apparent softening
of
Western policy in
Cambodia.
The
be carefully prepared with the
ground would thus have to
who expect us to support a policy of
ASEAN
countries,
international
ostracism of
Vietnam for as
long
as
its
forces remain in Cambodia.
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