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OCMIAN 1966
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RR GEMIS
FM FCOLN TO GEMIS
062335Z JUN
GRS 378
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FM FCO
TO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 212
NO DISTRIBUTION
HHH 243/8
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 9 JUN 1986
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1567 OF 22.5.86
INFO PRIORITY HANOI
FROM JEAFFRESON FOR HUM.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION.
1. FURTHER TO MY TELNO 1465 WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY THE
AMERICANS AND CANADIANS. THE SUBJECT ALSO CAME UP WHEN THE
SECRETARY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND ETHNIC
AFFAIRS VISITED HONG KONG THIS WEEK.
2. THE AMERICANS ASKED FOR AN INFORMAL MEETING TO DISCUSS
INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. THEY EXPLAINED THAT, GIVEN THE DIMINISHING
PROSPECTS FOR RESETTLEMENT AND THE PRESENT HIGH RATE OF ARRIVALS, THEY THOUGH THAT THIS SOULUTION WAS WORTHY OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WERE SPEAKING INFORMALLY ON BEHALF OF
THE USCG HERE. BUT WE GATHERED THAT THE OPPOSITION TO INVOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR HAD REDUCED
CONSIDERABLY.
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