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0-5561
MDHIAN 858
EXPATRIATES (SOME 5,000) INVOLVING COUNSELLING, HEALTH/MENTAL MONITORING, FINANCE AND REINTEGRATION WORK PROGRAMMMES. A SIMILAR SCHEME IS RUN BY ICM WITH THE GREEK GOVERNMENT IN RETURNING GREEK MIGRANTS (SOME 2,000 A YEAR).
6. ICM RAN SIMILAR PROGRAMMES
AND URUGUAY IN 1984 AND 1985.
COUNSELLING.
TO THAT FOR CHILEANS IN THE ARGENTINE
THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PRE-DEPARTURE
7. DISCUSSION WITH AUSTRALIANS ON REPATRIATION FOR SRI LANKANS HAS
NOT DEVELOPED.
COMMENT
8. WITH A VIEW TO POSSIBLE FUTURE ICM INVOLVEMENT, WE HAVE BRIEFED ICM FULLY ON OUR PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG AND THE SLOW PROGRESS MADE SO
FAR ON VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. FOR REASONS SET OUT IN OUR TELNO 475, ICM WOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT INVOLVEMENT IN COUNSELLING OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WITHOUT UNHCR AND AMERICAN ENDORSEMENT.
SANKEY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
110
DISTRIBUTION
117
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
ADDITIONAL
7
PAGE
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
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