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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO
2218
OF 04110OZ JULY 89
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
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071545 MDHIAN 1876
OUR TELNO 2176 : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : REPATRIATION
WE HAVE SEEN A REUTERS REPORT FROM GENEVA DATED 3 JULY WHICH QUOTES VIEIRA DE MELLO AS SAYING THAT UNHCR WILL PLAY NO/NO PART IN THE FORCED REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, BUT THAT QUOTE IF FORCE IS NOT USED AGAINST THEM, AND THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT UNDER A BILATERAL AGREEMENT GRANTS THEM ALL GUARANTEES, UNHCR WOULD TREAT THEM IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS THOSE RETURNING
HOME VOLUNTARILY UNQUOTE.
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IN CONNECTION WITH PLANNING THE FIRST REPATRIATION OF NON- REFUGGES FROM HONG KING IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE EXTENT OF THE ROLE THE UNHCR ARE PREPARED TO PLAY. THE REUTERS REPORT, IF ACCURATE, SUGGESTS A NEW AND ENCOURAGING DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY ON THE PART OF UNHCR TOWARDS ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANDATORY RETURN. THIS IS WELCOME NEWS.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF UKMIS GENEVA HAVE BEEN ABLE
YET TO SOUND OUT THE UNHCR ON UNDERTAKING POST-RETURN MONITORING AND DISTRIBUTION OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE IN VIETNAM, AS PROPOSED IN TUR.
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