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Date:
9 August 1989
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Mr Gillmore
PS/Mr Maude
Private Secretary
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: MONITOR ING
Α
1.
Mr Godson, SEAD
Mr Brenton, UND
I submit a paper, produced by Mr Haswell in consultation with SEAD, on the possible options for arrangements for monitoring the
conditions of boat people who have returned to Vietnam
non-voluntarily.
meeting of 7 August.
2.
It goes over the ground covered in Mr Maude's
I agree with the analysis and the recommendations in Mr Haswell's paper. I would like to add the following thoughts:
(a) credible monitoring is clearly an essential element in our
plans to repatriate non-volunteers. But whilst it is desirable that
we should aim for monitoring arrangements which are as thorough and
convincing as possible, we should recognise that there are
limitations on what we are likely to be able to achieve.
(b) UNHCR have already made clear their reluctance to get involved in non-voluntary repatriation. Although some of the NGOS may be more sympathetic with our aims, they too will be subject to
the sort of political constraints which affect UNHCR's attitude.
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