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MDHIAN 3222
APPLICATIONS FORMS FOR THIS GROUP WE HANDED TO THE VIETNAMESE ON 27 FEBRUARY (OUR TELNO 20 TO HANOI) AND WE ASSUME THAT THEY ARE A PART OF THE 462 NAMES CLEARED BY THE VIETNAMESE FOR RETURN. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HANOI COULD CONFIRM THAT THIS GROUP OF 131 HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR RETURN.
4. THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF OPERATIONS ISSUES TO BE SETTLED IF THIS APPROACH IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED. THE FIRST STEP, HOWEVER, IS TO EXPLORE THE EXTENT OF UNHCR'S NEW THINKING AND VIETNAMESE WILLINGNESS TO REACH AN UNDERSTANDING ON WHAT WE SEE AS THE TWO ESSENTIAL PRE-CONDITIONS CONCERNING DISEMBARKATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
74
MAIN
68
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
PS
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NAD
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
6
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MR BURNS
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
PRESS OFFICE NO 10
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10
MR HOWARD, SEC (0)(C) MODUK MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D
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