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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
OF 29180OZ JANUARY 90
AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: INFORMATION ACTIVITIES TO DISCOURAGE CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES
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MR MAUDE HAS ASKED US TO PUT TOGETHER A SHORT PAPER ON THE VARIOUS EFFORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR IN VIETNAM TO DISCOURAGE CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES, AS PART OF THE BRIEFING FOR HIS VISIT NEXT MONTH.
2. SECTION A OF THE CPA SETS OUT THE MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DETER DEPARTURES: SUB-PARA 1B COVERS MASS MEDIA ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR. A REPORT ON PROGRESS UNDER THIS
SECTION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FIRST SESSION OF SC3, BUT IS PROBABLY NOW OUT OF DATE.
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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HANOI AND UKMIS GENEVA COULD LET US HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE ACCOUNT, FROM THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT AND UNHCR RESPECTIVELY, OF THE PROGRESS OF THE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN IN VIETNAM AND THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. WE UNDERSTAND UNHCR'S INFORMATION EFFORT IN VIETNAM IS RUN BY SASHA CASSELLA OUT OF BANGKOK. GRATEFUL IF THE EMBASSY COULD GET AN UPDATE FROM HIM. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES THAT COULD BE TAKEN TO
SPREAD THE DETERRENT MESSAGE IN THE MAIN DEPARTURE AREAS.
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