Ex-China Acneral
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1439234 (UNHCR) GENEVA 05JUN86 1512Z
100.PHI BRV. 100.JAP.BRV 100.HKG.SRV HCR/PHI/0273
RE PHI/HCR/0253
AAA WE AGREE YOUR TERTIO AAA THAT HCR SHOULD COLLECT ALL ARRIVING VNDPS. TRANSFER THEM TO PRTC/MNL AND THERE DETERMINE "THOSE WHO EX-CHINA. ALL EX-CHINA CABES SHOULD THEN BE TRANSFERRED
TO NON-REFUGEE FACILITY AND BE INFORMED THAT NO RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND THAT, THE ONLY 8OLUTION IS RETURN TO CHINA'
BBB HOWEVER IN VIEW PHI/HCR/0259 AND ANALOGOUS SITUATION IN THAILAND, WE DO NOT BELIEVE PSYCHOLOGICAL INCENTIVE OF TEMPORARY TRANSFER TO PFAC FOR THOSE WHO REQUEST VOLUNTARY RETURN IS REALISTIC (YOUR TERTIO DDD)':
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PREFER UNAMBIGUOUS SITUATION THAT ALL EX-CHINA CASES SHOULD BE HOUSED IN "NON-REFUGEE FACILITY UNTIL DEPARTURE
CCC NEGOTIATIONS FOR RETURN TO CHINA SHOULD BE HELD BILATERALLY BETWEEN TWO GOVERNMENTS. AS AN EXCEPTION AND TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT RETURN OF 24 SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY YOU WITH CHINESE EMBASSY ON UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A PROCEDURAL PRECEDENT
DDD WE CONFIRM UNHCR WILLING TO SUPPORT COSTS OF FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION ON CONDITION THAT EX-CHINA CASES ARE ACCOMMODATED IN NON-REFUGEE FACILITIES AND THAT PHI GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES ASAP NEGOTIATIONS FOR THEIR RETURN
CUNHCR GENEVA)
COL 100 100 100 0273 0253 0259, 24
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