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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS, GENEVA
YOUR 283 OF 15 AUGUST: VBP: REPATRIATION
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MDLIAN 4637
ON 19 AUGUST THE DAY AFTER THE RETURN OF THE THIRD BATCH OF VOLUNTEERS NGUYEN CAN, HEAD OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR HOSTED A LUNCH FOR MYSELF AND UNHCR
OFFICIALS BEFORE WE ALL WENT TO VISIT THE TRANSIT CENTRE. AFTER
THIS LUNCH I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO CAN, CHUONG OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND AN OFFICIAL FROM THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA
ABOUT THE DELAY IN THE FIRST RETURNS OF NON-VOLUNTEERS ALONG THE
LINES OF YOUR TUR.
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I PARTICULARLY STRESSED THAT THE DELAY WAS DUE TO HONG KONG'S
INABILITY TO SELECT RELIABLY A GROUP OF ACQUIESCENTS AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY BACK-TRACKING ON THE TERMS OF OUR ''AGREED MINUTE' CAN SEEMED SYMPATHETIC AND QUITE RELAXED ABOUT THE DELAY. HE ASKED THAT WHEN WE THINK THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD WE GIVE AS MUCH WARNING AS POSSIBLE CHE SUGGESTED TWO WEEKS) AS THE PROBLEMS FOR HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD BE GREATER THAN FOR VOLUNTEERS.
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