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CONFUSED AS TO THE MEANS. THEY REGARD THESE PEOPLE AS ECONOMIC IMIGRANTS ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT 50 60 PERCENT OF THEM WOULD PROBABLY QUALIFY IN THEORY FOR RESETTLEMENT UNDER THE US REFUGEE PROGRAMME AND POSSIBLY 20 PERCENT WOULD QUALIFY FOR ODP. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE TACKLED AS A REGIONAL PROBLEM AND GET SEEK THE INVOLVEMENT OR RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES IN STEPPING UP RESETTLEMENT DIRECT FROM VIETNAM THEY ARE REFUSING SOME ARRIVALS ACCESS TO RESETTLEMENT PROCESSING, BUT ARE CRITICIAL OF RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES NOT FULFILLING THEIR PART OF THE 1979 AGREEMENT BARGAIN. THEY AGREE THAT THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TACKLED AT SOURCE, BUT ARE CHARY ABOUT AID OR OTHER E CONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM.
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THERE MAY BE SOME PRACTICAL VALUE IN BUILDING ON THE QUOTE REGIONAL PROBLEMS UNQUOTE CONCEPT WITH A VIEW TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AMONG TERRITORIES IN THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGION ON A CONCERTED APPROACH.
ΤΟΝΚΙΝ
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
118
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
E CD (I)
DISTRIBUTION
121
ADDITIONAL
MRS WYETH ODA
3
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
NNNN
ECD (E)
SPD
FED
NEWS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
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