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PAST AND WE WILL DO SO AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
9.
WE WILL ALSO TAKE THE LEAD IN URGING OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES
TO DO THEIR SHARE.
10. IN ADDITION, WE WANT TO EXPLORE WITH YOU NEW INITIATIVES TO MAKE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMMS A MORE EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO CLANDESTING FLIGHT. TO CREATE HUMANE DETERRENTS, AND TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF LONG-STAYERS.
11. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR VIEWS ABOUT HOW TO ENSURE THAT
FIRST ASYLUM REMAINS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT.
12. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECALL THAT YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE FIRST
A SYLUM TO INDOCHINESE HAS NOT ONLY FULFILLED AN IMPORTANT HUMANIT- ARIAN NEED, BUT HAS ALSO SERVED OVERALL FOREIGN POLICY GOALS VERY WELL.
13. YOUR RECORD HAS GAINED YOU SUPPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN MANY AREAS, AS FOR EXAMPLE IN THE POSITIVE INFLUENCE IT HAS HAD ON THE ATTITUDES OF MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS.
14.
THE RECENT RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON FIRST
A SYLUM IS A FURTHER EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OTHERS ATTACH TO THIS
PRINCIPLE.
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WILSON
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