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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2260
OF 07020OZ JULY 89
INFO DESKBY 07043OZ HANOI
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 243/3
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102071 MDHIAN 2304
HANOI TELNO 343 AND 342: VBP REPATRIATION
1. IN CONFIRMATION OF TELECON BARNES/FOOTMAN ON 6 JULY, WE AGREE THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF FIRST TUR. AS REGARD PARAGRAPH 4 WE WOULD SEE ADVANTAGE IN RELATING THE AGREEMENT TO A FIXED NUMBER OF RETURNEES. WE WOULD SUGGEST A LARGER FIGURE, SAY 1,000. THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO PRESENT PRECISE FIGURES OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT REQUIRED WHEN SEEKING FUNDS FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.
2. AS REGARD THE SECOND TUR, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
(A) WE SUGGEST THAT THE PREAMBLE IN PARAGRAPH 1 BE TIGHTENED BY INSERTING AFTER QUOTE FOREIGN COUNTRIES UNQUOTE THE WORDS QUOTE AND WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY OTHER REPATRIATION PROGRAMMES UNQUOTE: AND BY INSERTING THE WORD QUOTE SUCH UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE
REINTEGRATION OF UNQUOTE:
(B) PARAGRAPH A: REPLACE THE WORDS QUOTE UK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS WILL MEET UNQUOTE WITH THE WORDS QUOTE BRITISH SIDE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNQUOTE:
(C) PARAGRAPH B: REPLACE THE WORDS QUOTE UK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS UNQUOTE WITH THE WORDS QUOTE BRITISH SIDE UNQUOTE: AND
(D) IF PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE IS AGREED, PARAGRAPH D OF SECOND TUR SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ QUOTE THIS AGREEMENT WILL COVER THE REPATRIAION OF (1,000) PERSONS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNING AFTER WHICH IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW UNQUOTE.
3. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 2A ABOVE IS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE REPATRIATION PROGRAMME NOW BEING PLANNED
AND THE UNHCR VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME.
4. THE AMENDMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS 2B AND 2C ABOVE REFLECT OUR INABILITY TO COMMIT FINANCE COMMITTEE TO FUTURE EXPENDITURE WITHOUT
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