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MARKET NEEDS AND WIDER POLICIES.
HOW FAR HAS ICM'S
EXPANDING MANDATE WEAKENED SUCH ARGUMENTS?
(II) WERE WE TO SEEK FURTHER HELP FROM ICM, WOULD THIS RESULT IN PRESSURE FOR US TO REJOIN? IF SO COULD WE
OFFSET IT BY MAKING A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION TO ICM PROGRAMMES IN WHICH WE HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST?
(III) WOULD WE IN ANY CASE HAVE TO FUND ICM DIRECTLY IF
THEY AGREED TO ARRANGE ANY REPATRIATION (AS OPPOSED TO REINTEGRATION) PROGRAMME FROM WHICH UNHCR HAD DIVORCED
ITSELF?
(IV) WOULD ANY ADDITIONAL BENEFIT BE GAINED BY OUR FORMALLY APPLYING TO REJOIN ICM, RATHER THAN CONTRIBUTING ON AN AD HOC BASIS? (IF SO, WE WOULD OF COURSE NEED TO ADDRESS UNRESOLVED ISSUES SUCH AS THE
SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION FOR CORE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO
PROVIDE AS FULL MEMBERS.
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