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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2308
OF 11042OZ JULY 89
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 441: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION AND
MONITORING
1. WE SUPPORT UKMIS GENEVA'S SUGGESTION THAT INVOLVING A BRITISH NGO IN MONITORING THE RETURNEES WOULD HELP TO DEFUSE SOME OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM OF REPATRIATION. AT PRESENT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO APPROACH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF BRITISH NGOS WITHOUT PUTTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE PROGRAMME, AT RISK. IN ANY CASE, WE DOUBT WHETHER ANY HONG KONG BASED NGO WOULD FEEL ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN THE UK OR HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES ITSELF TO UNDERTAKE MONITORING IN VIETNAME. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER APPROACHING
NGOS AT YOUR END.
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