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FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE DETAINED IN CLOSED CAMPS
PENDING THEIR RETURN TO VIETNAM WHEN SUITABLE SAFEGUARDS HAVE
BEEN GIVEN FOR THEIR TREATMENT ON RETURN.
ALL THIS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS HUMANITARIAN PROBLEM
AFFECTING VIETNAMESE CITIZENS. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS DONE ITS BEST TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS WITH PATIENCE AND RESTRAINT. WE BELIEVE THE TIME HAS COME FOR VIETNAM TO PLAY ITS FULL PART IN RESOLVING IT. THE TWELVE URGE THE VIETNAMESE
AUTHORITIES TO TAKE EFFECTIVE STEPS TO SOLVE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE GIVEN RISE TO THESE DEPARTURES AND TO MAKE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO PERMIT THE RETURN OF ALL VIETNAMESE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE FOUND NOT TO BE GENUINE REFUGEES. THE TWELVE WELCOME VIETNAM'S RECENT DECISION TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF REPATRIATION WITH UNHCR AND WITH PLACES OF FIRST ASYLUM IN THE REGION, INCLUDING THAILAND MALAYSIA AND HONG KONG. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT VIETNAM COOPERATES WITH ALL CONCERNED SO THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN A HUMANE
MANNER.
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