CONFIDENTIAL
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151742
MDHIAN 9965
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2992
OF 10110OZ AUGUST 88
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
633
нко 243/8
RECE
TO AUG 1988
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 447 AND MY TELNO 2990
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
FOLLOW UP TO HANOI
TOP COPY Q DST ?
UKMIS GENEVA HAVE ASKED FOR INSTRUCTIONS BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON 11
AUGUST. WE SUGGEST THAT THEY BRIEF THE UNHCR USING THE MATERIAL
PROVIDED IN MY TUR AND MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS:
(I) WE ENVISAGE A MAJOR ROLE FOR THE UNHCR IN THE REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS. THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCREENING AND APPEALS PROCEDURES HAS YET TO BE SETTLED BUT THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN HONG
KONG LATER THIS WEEK. WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ENDORSE THE
PROCEDURES AS FAIR AND HUMANE.
(II) IF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE IS TO BE PROVIDED WE BELIEVE IT
SHOULD BE CHANNELLED AND DISBURSED THROUGH THE UNHCR. WE HAVE MADE
NO COMMITMENT ON THIS ISSUE BUT IF ASSISTANCE WERE TO BE PROVIDED
WE HOPE THAT THE UNHCR WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE THIS WORK.
(III) HOPE UNHCR WOULD BE READY TO HELP IN REASSURING BOAT PEOPLE
ABOUT THE PROCEDURES FOR RETURN AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE A
POST RETURN MONITORING SYSTEM.
FORD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
123
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
DISTRIBUTION
126
SPD
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
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