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COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM HAVE BEFORE PROVEN THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TREAT ALL BOAT PEOPLE IN A HUMAN WAY, AS LONG AS THE WEST ACCEPTS AN ANNUAL NUMBER OF RESETTLEMENTS SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THESE COUNTRIES TO
HANDLE THE SITUATION. INCREASED WESTERN RESETTLEMENT OF ACCEPTED UN REFUGEES WOULD THEREFORE REDUCE THE PRESSURE ON COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM AND ALLOW THESE COUNTRIES TO TREAT NEW ARRIVALS IN A HUMAN WAY.
WE THEREFORE ASK THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
(I)
TO STOP ALL PLANS FOR ENFORCED REPATRIATION (II) TO RECOGNIZE THE BOAT PEOPLE'S GENUINE REASONS TO SEEK FREEDOM
AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS (III) TO INITIATE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF CAMP CONDITIONS IN
HONG KONG (IV)
TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AND IMMEDIATELY RECEPTION IN BRITAIN OF VIETNAMESE WITH REFUGEE STATUS, WITH SPECIAL PRIORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND LONG-STAYERS. LETTER ENDS
ROBSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
109
DISTRIBUTION
116
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
ADDITIONAL
7
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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