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MDHIAN 7901
-CEED
C
MAY 1990
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 10
OF 090808Z APRIL 90
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, HANOI, WASHINGTON
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YOUR TELNO 253: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
VIEIRA DE MELLO'S COMMENTS REPORTED IN TUR AMOUNT TO A WELCOME ADVANCE ON THE POSITION AS WE HAD UNDERSTOOD IT DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG. CHE HAD SAID TO US THAT UNHCR WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THEIR MANDATORY REPATRIATION, WHICH RATHER BEGGED THE QUESTION IN THE ABSENCE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANDATORY REPATRIATION). WE UNDERSTAND UNHCR'S CONCERNS AND ACCEPT THAT IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS WE WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING THOSE MINORS WHO CANNOT BE PERSUADED TO RETURN VOLUNTARILY. THE DIFFICULTY HAD BEEN TO FIND A MEANS OF RETURNING SUCH MINORS BUT VIEIRA DE MELLO'S PROPOSAL THAT THEY RETURN ON THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FLIGHTS WITH AN HKG ESCORT WOULD SEEM A SENSIBLE SOLUTION.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
113
DISTRIBUTION
123
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS D
RMD
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BLATHERWICK
INFO D
FINANCE D
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