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numbers involved and the fact that this expulsion
would take place in areas from which press etc
attention could not legitimately be excluded,
passionate opposition may be expected.
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(x) Most expulsions would not be carried out across
The technical problems of coercing
land borders.
tens of thousands of unwilling people into
transport and controlling them in transit would be
considerable.
13.
Recourse to involuntary repatriation where large
numbers of people are involved is likely to be a high-
publicity policy, with consequent high risks of immediate
or long-subsequent criticism if things go wrong or
perceptions of currently held values and preoccupations
change. Brief facts on a selection of cases affording
some possible analogies is at Appendix C.
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