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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1991

Q: IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER FROM THE UNITED STATES.

OBJECTION

UNITED

ALISTAIR ASPREY: YOU WILL HAVE TO REALLY WAIT AND SEF WHAT THE STATES SAYS. I EXPECT THAT THEY WILL PUT OUT A STATEMENT AS THEY

THAT. WITH THE DOUBLE BACKERS. I AM NOT GOING TO ANTICIPATE EXPLAINED THE POSITION TO THEM AND I HOPE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT.

DID

WE'VE

Q: (CANTONESE) MR.CHAN, IF THE BOAT PEOPLE IN THE CAMPS REFUSE TO REPATRIATED WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW CAN YOU ASSURE SECURITY CAMPS?

A: (SIMULTANEOUS

INTERPRETER):

BE

IN THE

WE WE HAVE SAID ALL ALONG THAT

WOULD

LIKE TO TRY AND AVOID ANY VIOLENT INCIDENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE CAMPS.

AS THE FIRST STEP THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IS THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE MUCH COUNSELLING TO THE NON-REFUGEES AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY WOULD BE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME. WE WOULD DO IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNHCR AND ALSO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE CAMPS.

PART EFFORTS ON THE

OF ALL CONCERTED

PARTIES HOPE THAT THROUGH CONCERNED, WE WOULD MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROGRAMNE AND WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEIR FUTURE LIES IN VIETNAM.

Q: (CANTONESE) WHAT ABOUT THE SECURITY IN THE CAMPS?

THE WE

MANAGEMENT

A: (SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETER): WE HAVE TOLD THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CAMP'S THAT THERE WILL BE SUCH A STATEMENT AND I AM SURE THAT THE OF THE CAMPS WILL TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS THEY THINK ARF RESPONSE TO THE SITUATIONS.

NECESSARY IN

Q: (CANTONESE) ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE SECURITY IN THE CAMPS HAVE STEPPED UP?

BEEN

A: (SIMULTANEOUS

INTERPRETER):

WHAT I AM SAYING IS CAMPS THE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE

OF FEELINGS THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOOD AND PEOPLE.

THAT

THE INSIDE SECURITY AND THE BOAT

ONLY THE Q: WITH LAST WEEK'S AGREEMENT, PARTIAL AGREEMENT, COVERING

IN THE WATERS OF DOUBLE BACKERS,

THIS SORT OF PUTTING A TOE WAS

IS INTERNATIONAL OPINION AND IF THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH OF A STIR, THIS WHAT LED TO THE COMPLETE AGREEMENT?

.I THINK PROBABLY I CAN BEST PUT ALISTAIR ASPREY: NO, IT WAS NOT THAT. IT BY SAYING THAT WE GOT SO FAR IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE RETURN OF AND DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD ANNOUNCE AND GO AHEAD WITH THE

TALK ABOUT A MORE THE DOUBLE

MEANWHILE, CONTINUING TO BACKERS; COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT ON WHICH WE HAD ALREADY REACHED A GOOD MEASURE THAT SOME FURTHER OF AGREEMENT BY THAT TIME, BUT ON WHICH WE KNEW

WENT MR. LEEKS THEN

TO DISCUSSIONS OF THE DETAILS WERE NECESSARY. VIETNAM TO TAKE PART IN THOSE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS LAST WEEK AND REALLY COMPREHENSIVE IT'S FOLLOWING THAT THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY FINALISED THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL ALONG.

/0: YOU SAID