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THEIR IDEA THAT RETURNS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO VOLUNTEERS. THE PROBLEM
HERE IS THAT THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN SPEEDING
UP THE RETURN OF VOLUNTEERS UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO REPRESENT
THIS AS THE FIRST PART OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND IF
POSSIBLE TO GET MONEY FOR IT. WE NEED THEREFORE TO MAKE CLEAR YET
AGAIN THAT ANY REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENT WILL HAVE TO BE A
COMPREHENSIVE ONE COVERING ALL VIIS.
ACTION WITH UNHCR
4. WE AGREE WITH THE POINTS IN PARA 9 OF TUR EXCEPT THAT WE HOPE
THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL (STILL ON A
CONTINGENT BASIS) ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH REINTEGRATION AID WOULD BE
CHANNELLED AND DISTRIBUTED AND THE HUMANE RETURN OF BOAT PEOPLE
MONITORED. WE IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOUR SUBMISSION
TO MINISTERS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME PRECISION ON THIS. COULD
UKMIS GENEVA THEREFORE BE INSTRUCTED TO PROBE FURTHER THE IDEAS
IN PARA 10 OF YOUR TELNO 2095 AND PARA 7 OF OUR TELNO 3065.
6. OUR DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE WITH UNHCR LOCALLY ON THEIR INVOLVEMENT
IN THE SCREENING AND APPEALS PROCEDURE. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO MOVE
SWIFTLY TO REACH AGREEMENT, CLEAR OUR LINES WITH EXCO AND TO ISSUE THE FIRST DETERMINATIONS OF REFUGEE/ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STATUS.
CRITICISM IS JUST STARTING HERE OF THE TIME THIS IS TAKING. WE WOULD
LIKE TO CONSULT EXCO ON 6 SEPTEMBER. IT MAY WELL BE THAT A FULL
UNDERSTANDING WITH UNHCR WILL REQUIRE A DEMARCHE IN GENEVA. WE
SHALL REPORT AT THE END OF THE WEEK ON THE POINTS AGREED LOCALLY
WHICH NEED TO BE REGISTERED IN GENEVA AND ANY POINTS OUTSTANDING.
WILSON
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