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6. TO STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION AT SC3(2), IT WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN TO SPEED UP THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME AND TO RETURN AS MANY OF THE 1200 OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE MEETING RESUMES. MINISTERS WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON MEASURES THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THIS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCORDING SOME FORM OF PERMANENT FACILITY TO VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, PERHAPS AT LOWU, SO THAT THE PROCESS OF CLEARING NAMES CAN BE ACCELERATED.
7. FOR HANOI. IN RETURNING TO THE CHARGE WITH THE VIETNAMESE, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR TO THEM THAT IT IS OUR INTENTION THAT REPATRIATION FLIGHTS SHOULD RESUME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER 19 JANUARY, AND THAT AGREEMENT ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS IS BECOMING URGENT. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR REACTION TO THE PROPOSAL SET OUT IN PARA 7 OF OUR TELNO 415 FOR A SCHEME FOR NEXT YEAR FOR QUICK SCREENING AND
RETURN OF NEW ARRIVALS.
8. IT MAY BE THAT CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VIETNAMESE ON AN ASSISTANCE PACKAGE AS SET OUT IN OUR TELNO 415 WILL REQUIRE A VISIT TO LONDON BY VU KHOAN OR EVEN THACH, OR PERHAPS A MINISTERIAL VISIT TO VIETNAM. WE ARE GIVING SOME THOUGHT TO
THIS, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT DROP ANY HINT THAT WE ARE THINKING ON THESE LINES TO THE VIETNAMESE AT THIS STAGE. YOU SHOULD HOWEVER MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT (NOT) SEE AGREEMENT ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE ASSISTANCE PACKAGE SET OUT IN OUR TELNO 415 AS A PREREQUISITE FOR CONTINUING THE REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
9. WE HAVE JUST SEEN HONG KONG TELNO 420. WE WILL BE COVERING THESE POINTS IN THE SEPARATE TELEGRAM OF LOBBYING INSTRUCTIONS.
HURD
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
65
ΜΑΙΝ
63
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
PS/MR MAUDE
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR BLATHERWICK
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