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WOULD STRESS THE NEED FOR VIETNAM TO TAKE BACK THOSE NOT (NOT)
WILLING TO RETURN, UNDER USUAL INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN
OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
(B) RETURN TO VIETNAM SHOULD BE UNDER SUITABLE GUARANTEES, ENSURING NO PUNISHMENT FOR ILLEGAL DEPARTURE. UNHCR NOTED THAT CO THACH HAD MENTIONED UNHCR MONITORING OF RETURNEES.
(C) WIDER AID ISSUE WAS NOT A MATTER FOR UNHCR. UNHCR, HOWEVER, WAS READY TO LISTEN TO REQUEST FOR LIMITED HUMANITARIAN AID FOR
RETURNEES CON LINES DISCUSSED AT ICG MEETING AT OTTAWA IN APRIL). UNHCR WOULD REFUSE TO BE DRAWN ON AMOUNTS OR SCOPE OF SUCH AID, OTHER THAN STRESSING IT WOULD BE VERY LIMITED.
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.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
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SED
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ECD (E)
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MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
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PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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