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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1012
OF 290915Z MARCH 89
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
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OUR TELNO 868: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
1. IN TUR WE SET OUT OUR VIEWS AND PROPOSALS ON THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE WORK OF THE SUB COMMITTEES IN THE RUN UP TO THE ICIR. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR AND UKMIS GENEVA'S COMMENTS ON THESE
IDEAS, WE HAVE GIVEN FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE BANGKOK SUB-COMMITTEE ON DEPARTURES AND REPATRIATION.
2. SEEN FROM HERE, THE OBJECTIVE ON REPATRIATION IS TO RESURRECT THE MECHANISM OUTLINED IN THE SECOND DRAFT OF THE CPA WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN US A MEANS OF MOVING FROM VOLUNTARY TO MANDATORY REPATRIATION IF THE VOLUNTARY APPROACH PROVED TO BE UNEQUAL TO THE TASK. WE ENVISAGE THE SUB-COMMITTEE PRODUCING A DOCUMENT ON REPATRIATION WHICH WOULD BE PUT TO THE ICIR FOR ENDORESEMTN VIA THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE THEREFORE PRODUCED THE DRAFT IN MIFT WHICH WE THINK WOULD PROTECT THE POSITION ON MANDATORY
REPATRIATION.
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT AND YOUR VIEWS ON THE IDEA OF PRESENTING SUCH A PAPER TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE
WHEN IT MEETS IN BANGKOK. WE MIGHT NEED TO UNDERTAKE A LITTLE LOBBYING WITH THE MAIN PARTICIPANTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PERHAPS REDRAFT THE PAPER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR COMMENTS. WE ARE NOT SURE AT THIS STAGE WHETHER THE DRAFT SHOULD BE PRESENTED
AS A UK PAPER OR WHETHER IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO PERSUADE UNHCR TO
PRESENT IT. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN UKMIS GENEVA ASSESSMENT ON
THIS.
WILSON
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