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GISTRY
20 MAR 1990
REGIST: Action 7-
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101410 MDHIAN 1968
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
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YOUR TELNO 126: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
1. THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME IS AT PRESENT BASED ON BOEING 737 FLIGHT (CAPACITY 120) TO HANOI EVERY TUESDAY. WE THINK WE SHOULD AVOID UPSETTING THIS ARRANGEMENT WHICH THE VIETNAMESE ARE NOW USED TO, AND WHICH MEETS THEIR PREVIOUSLY STATED REQUIREMENT OF A WEEK BETWEEN FLIGHTS.
2.
CONTINUING TO USE 737S WILL GIVE A CAPACITY FOR APRIL OF 480. THE BEST WAY OF BOOSTING THIS TO 600 IS TO ASK UNHCR TO USE A TRISTAR (CAPACITY 250) RATHER THAN A 737 FOR ONE OF THESE FLIGHTS. SIMILARLY, THE MAY TARGET OF 1000 COULD BEST BE MET BY USING TRISTARS.
3. WE HAVE PUT THIS PROPOSITION TO UNHCR HERE BUT IT WOULD HELP IF UKMIS GENEVA COULD MAKE THE SAME POINT TO VIEIRA DE MELLO.
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