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UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 585 TO YOU: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: UNHCR
VIETNAM TALK
1. REPORT IN TUR IS ENCOURAGING PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF THE SCOPE OF ASSITANCE ENVISAGED BY THE VIETNAMESE AND UNHCR'S WILLINGNESS TO
COVER COSTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISATNCE FROM THEIR RESOURCES IN
PRELIMINARY STAGE.
2. WITH REGARD TO COMMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 11 OF TUR, YOU MAY FIND IT HELPFUL TO REFER TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE AGREEMENT WHICH CONFIRMS UNHCR'S READINESS TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF ALL ASYLUM SEEKERS IN HONG KONG AND TO CLAUSE (5) OF THE AGREEMENT WHICH CONFIRMS UNHCR'S COMMITMENT TO SECURE DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL OTHER PERSONS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR. ON THAT BASIS THE UNHCR'S COMMITMENT TO ALL VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, REFUGEES OR OTHERWISE, IS UNQUALIFIED.
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