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BELATERAL DISCUSSIONS WHICH COULD FORM THE BASIS OF A MULTI-LATERAL SCHEME.
HMG/HKG OBJECTIVES
14. SUBJECT TO HANOI'S VIEWS AND YOUR ASSESSMENT OF OUR POSITION,
WE RECOMMEND THAT OUR NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT ROUND
SHOULD BE:
A) TO CONFIRM THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EARLY REPATRIATION
OF THE CURRENT LIST OF VOLUNTEERS (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER VOLUNTEERS SHOULD ALSO ATTRACT REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE)
B) TO PRESS THE VIETNAMESE FOR SPECIFIC PROMISES ON ACTION TO PREVENT
DEPARTURES (ALSO A LEGITIMATE BILATERAL CONCERN). WE WOULD LIKE TO
ESTABLISH A CLEAR LINK BETWEEN PERFORMANCE HERE AND OUR ATTITUDE TO
REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
C) TO PRESS FOR AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE THAT ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT
SCREENED IN AS REFUGEES SHOULD RETURN TO VIETNAM (BUT WITHOUT TRYING
TO FORCE THE VIETNAMESE TO ACCEPT EXPLICITLY THE TERM INVOLUNTARY
REPATRIATION)
D) TO CONVINCE THE VIETNAMESE THAT WE ARE ONLY PREPARED TO DISCUSS
REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF LARGE SCALE REPATRIATION
FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE OF (C) ABOVE
E) TO INTRODUCE A STRUCTURE FOR SUCH REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE, AND PERSUADE THEM THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE MODEL FOR A LARGER SCHEME WHICH OTHERS COULD JOIN.
15. MIFT CONTAINS OUR FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE STRUCTURE OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE.
AGENDA
16. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING AGENDA FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS:
A) ACTION ON DEPARTURES
(I) REPORT FROM VIETNAMESE ON THEIR ACTION SINCE THE FIRST ROUND AND
AN EXPLANATION OF THEIR PLANS FOR A CONTINUING EFFORT
(II) OUR EFFORTS TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS IN VIETNAM.
B) REPATRIATION
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