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PHI/HCR/0253 28MAY86
10JUN86.
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RE UNHCR INFORMAL MTNG WITH MFA ON PROBLEM OF EX-CHINA CASES PHI: BEYER OFFERS COMPROMISE RESOLUTION AS BASIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION/ELABORATION AT GOP INTER-AGENCY MTNG TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED
PRIMO THREE (3) HOUR INFORMAL FRANK YET FRIENDLY MTNG HELD AT MEA WITH AMB VILLA (ASST MIN FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS), MFA/CHINA DESK, AND BEYER/UNHCR PRESENT. AS ANTICIPATED IN PHI/HCR/0193, OUR DECISION TO LEAVE EX-CHINA GRP 55 APARRI ALONG PHI COAST (MNL/6309 OF 21APR86 AND MNL/3257 OF 22APR86 REFER) IS INDEED PRESSURING GOP/MFA TO ACT HWEVR RELUCTANTLY. MFA BEGAN MTNG BY STATING PROBLEM EX-CHINA CASES IN PHI WAS DEFINITELY SOURING TRADITIONALLY HOSPITABLE GOP ATTITUDE TOWARDS ARRIVAL GENUINE REFUGEES IN PHI. MFA RESTATED GOP POSITION THAT UNHCR MUST/MUST ACCEPT ALL VNDPS INTO PHI REFUGEE CAMPS AND/AND RESETTLE THEM ALL/ALL, INCLUDING EX-CHINA CASES QUOTE WHICH STILL ARE REFUGEES UNQUOTE. MFA STATED TENTATIVE DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN TO WRITE DIRECTLY TO UNHCR/HQS TO DEMAND/DEMAND UNHCR QUOTE CHANGE ITS POLICIES AND RESTTLE THESE EX-CHINA REFUGEES UNQUOTE. BEYER REPLIED THAT SUCH MFA POSITION HAD ALREADY BEEN CONVEYED TO UNHCR BY MFA LETTER 1143915 DATED 27NOV85 AND REJECTED BY UNHCR ON 2DEC85 BY MNL/7720 RESTATING POLICIES OF MNL./7704 OF 26NOV85. BEYER FURTHER REPLIED THAT QUOTE UNHCR EX-CHINA POLICY UNQUOTE WAS ACTUALLY POLICY OF RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. WHICH REFUSED CONSIDER ALREADY RESETTLED REFS FOR FURTHER RESETTLEMENT. THEREFORE, UNHCR POWERLESS CHANGE DECISION EVEN IF IT WANTED TO, BUT IN ANY CASE, UNHCR DID NOT/NOT WANT TO CHANGE POLICY BECAUSE OF VERY NEGATIVE EFFECT ANY SUCH FURTHER RESETTLEMENT WUD HAVE ON WORLD-WIDE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMMES. MFA THEN RESTATED REQUEST CONTAINED MFA LETTER SIGNED CASTRO DATED 28JAN86 THAT UNHCR INTERVIEW, CONFIRM, AND RETURN EX-CHINA CASES WITHOUT GOP INVOLVEMENT. BEYER RECALLED UNHCR REPLY MNL/5217 DATED 3FEB86 REJECTING SAID REQUEST. THEREFORE, MTNG AT IMPASSE, UNLESS COMPROMISE OFFERED. THEREFORE, BEYER OFFERED COMPROMISE WHICH FORMULATED OVER PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WITH PORTIONS ALREADY-DISCUSSED VARIOUS TELECONS BEYER-CARPENTER.
SECUNDO BASIC REASONING FOR SAID COMPROMISE AS FOLLOWS: AAA QUICKEST AND EARLIEST RETURN TO CHINA OF CONFIRMED EX-CHINA CASES IS NEEDED AS TANGIBLE PHYSICAL DETERRENT TO FUTURE DEPARTURES.
THEREFORE, ACTUAL RETURN TO CHINA IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW IT IS DONE.
BUT UNHCR SHUD NOT/NOT BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ARRANGING SAID
RETURN.
HWEVR, IT IS IN EVERYONES (GOP, HKG, CHI, UNHCR) SELF INTEREST THAT SAID RETURNS BE EFFECTED ASAP, AND SPEEDIEST WAY EFFECT SAID RETURNS IS FOR CHINA CASES TO REQUEST VOLUNTARY RETURN TO PRC.
EEE INORDER TO ENTICE EX-CHINA CASES MAKE SUCH REQUEST, INCENTIVES NEEDED TO ENCOURAGE SIGNATURE, WITH CORRESPONDING DISINCENTIVES NEEDED FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE
FFF ALSO, IT IS IN GOP INTEREST THAT PROBLEM EX-CHINA CASES BE INTERCEPTED IN HKG, WHILE IN RETURN, IT IS IN HKG INTEREST TO SEND GENUINE REFS OVER TO FIRST-ASYLUM CAMP IN PFAC PALAWAN FOR EASIER RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING.
TERTIO WITH ABOVE IN MIND, BEYER MADE FLWNG COMPROMISE SUGGESTION
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