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(B) TO PURSUE THE VIETNAMESE TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT DEPARTURES, INCLUDING THEIR COOPERATION IN GETTING THE DETERRENT MESSAGE OF THE NEW POLICY ACROSS IN VIETNAM.
6.
IT IS FOR CONSIDERATION WHETHER IN DISCUSSING THE RETURN OF VOLUNTEERS WE SHOULD SEEK TO ESTABLISH FROM THE VIETNAMESE WHAT KIND OF ASSURANCE THEY WOULD GIVE ABOUT THEIR TREATMENT. UNHCR HAVE HITHERTO NOT SOUGHT SUCH ASSURANCES, AND THAT INDEED MUST BE THE LOGIC OF OUR OWN POSITION. ON THE OTHER HAND IF THE VIETNAMESE WERE PREPARED TO GIVE ASSURANCES OF A GENUINELY SATSIFACTORY KIND THAT COULD ENCOURAGE OTHER TO VOLUNTEER.
7.
IN PURSUIT OF OUR LONGER TERM OBJECTIVE TO GET ALL THOSE NOT REGARDED AS REFUGEES REPATRIATED WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRESS THE
VIETNAMESE:
(A) TO AGREE IN PRINCIPLE THAT ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT SCREENED IN AS REFUGEES SHOULD RETURN TO VIETNAM THERE MAY BE SOME MILEAGE IN FUDGING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE VERY WILLING
AND THE LESS WILLING.
(B) TO ACCEPT THAT REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE COULD ONLY BE DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF LARGE SCALE REPATRIATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE AT (A) ABOVE.
VIETNAMESE OBJECTIVES
8. (PARA 11 OF FIRST TUR): SUBJECT TO HMA HANOI'S COMMENTS WE AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT. WE WOULD ONLY ADD THAT IT WOULD BE UNREALISTIC FOR THEM TO ASSUME THAT A PACKAGE OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE FOR LARGE SCALE REPATRIATION WOULD BE A BASIS FOR A GENERAL ECONOMIC AID PROGRAMME: THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THEM ENDING THEIR ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA AS PART OF A GENERAL POLITICAL SETTLEMENT OF THE INDO-CHINA PROBLEM. THEY MAY WELL ALSO SEEK AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE TO A VISIT TO HONG KONG: WE
SHALL NEED A SUITABLE DEFENSIVE LINE.
ROLE OF UNHCR
9.
WE FULLY AGREE THAT WE MUST CARRY UNHCR WITH US. WILL NEED TO KEEP THEM CARE FULLY BRIEFED OF OUR PRESENT THINKING, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE TALKS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. WE SHALL ALSO NEED A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE OUTCOME OF DE MELLO'S TALKS IN HANOI
AND WILL BE ASKING UKMIS GENEVA FOR THIS IN DUE COURSE.
REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
10. WE THINK IT IMPORTANT TO DRAW A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN PROJECT ASSISTANCE TO SPECIAL COMMUNITIES OF VIETNAM (UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES) AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHICH MIGHT IN PRACTICE BE VERY MODEST INDEED (I.E. CLOTHES AND POCKET MONEY). THE FORMER SEEMS TO US STILL TO BE SOME WAY OFF AND TO DEPEND ON PROGRESS AT THE MULTILATERAL LEVEL. THE LATTER TO BE EASIER TO
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