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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HANOI
TELNO 284
OF 1613OOZ AUGUST 89
CONFIDENTIAL
HEL
2+319
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS,
PARIS FOR COLVIN
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033317
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WASHINGTON
YOUR TELNO 423: VBP: REPATRIATION
1. YOU WILL HAVE NOW RECEIVED OUR TELNO 283.
2. WE FULLY APPRECIATE THE NEED TO PROCEED WITH REPATRIATION AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFER OF HELP
WITH MONITORING THE FIRST GROUP OF RETURNEES. AS EXPLAINED IN OUR TELNO 1689 TO HONG KONG, OUR CONCERN
IS TO ENSURE IN SO FAR AS IS POSSIBLE THAT
CRITICS OF OUR POLICY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO QUESTION THE
IMPARTIALITY OF THE MONITORING PROGRAMME. WE ARE THEREFORE
LOOKING AT WAYS OF INVOLVING INDEPENDENT GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS TO
SUPPLEMENT MONITORING BY THE EMBASSY.
3. UNHCR WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST CREDIBLE AND INTERNATIONALLY
ACCEPTABLE MONITORING AND WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY PARA 4 OF TUR. A FURTHER HIGH-LEVEL APPROACH TO HOCKE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION AS
PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PERSUADE UNHCR TO TAKE A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE
APPROACH ON MONITORING NON-VOLUNTEER RETURNEES.
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DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL ADVISERS
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FINANCE D
RMD
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PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
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