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5.
SCREENED OUT. WE COULD ARGUE THAT THE NEW POLICY PROVIDES
FOR BETTER HUMANITARIAN CARE FOR GENUINE REFUGEES AND THAT
THOSE SCREENED OUT UNDER AN ACCEPTABLE SCREENING PROCESS
(B) ABOVE) ARE BY DEFINITION OUTSIDE UNHCR'S MANDATE.
WE SHOULD NEED TO PREPARE THE GROUND BOTH WITH UNHCR AND
THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES IF THERE WAS TO BE ANY CHANGE IN
POLICY. CAREFUL PRESENTATION OF THE SCREENING ELEMENT IN
ANY NEW PACKAGE WOULD BE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE IN
OVERCOMING POSSIBLE RESERVATIONS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING FURTHER DETAILS OF YOUR
CURRENT THINKING ON 13 MAY.
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PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVS
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