GA SO GP
RESTRICTED
FM UKMIS GENEVA 1617182 JAN 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 17 OF 16/1/79
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HKKK 243/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTAY NO.
17 JAN1979
INDEX
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Jisl, 225 ая
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INFO SAVING BANGKOK SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR HANOI MANILA PEKING JAKARTA WASHINGTON CANBERRA PARIS
UNHCR MINI CONSULTATIONS ON INDO CHINESE REFUGEES
1. AS FORESHADOWED IN UKMIS CENEVA TELNO 4, THE HIGH COMMISSIONER CALLED AN INFORMAL MEETING TODAY OF MISSION REPRESENTATIVES FROM UK, US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, FRG, AND JAPAN TO FOLLOW UP THE DECEMBER CONSULTATIONS. A MESSAGE RECEIVED ON 12 JANUARY FROM THE
UNHCR OFFICE IN HANOI WAS CIRCULATED. CEMENT QUOTED IN HANOI TELNO 26 TO FCO VIETNAM HAS DECIDED:
(A)
IN ADDITION TO THE ANNOUN-
IT CONTINUED QUOTE
TO ACCELERATE, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE SOLUTION OF VIETNAMESE FAMILY
REUNION CASES, IN THIS RESPECT, THE SOC- IALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM INVITES UNHCR TO CO-OPERATE CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ORGANISE SPECIAL
FLIGHTS IN THE FUTURE:
(B) IN ORDER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE QUESTION OF QUOTE BOAT PEOPLE UNQUOTE WHICH HAS CREATED PROBLEMS TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA, THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ALSO INVITES UNHCR TO ASSIST IT IN THIS FIELD BY PROVIDING TRANS- PORTATION AND A COUNTRY WILLING TO RECEIVE THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO LEAVE VIETNAM:
CTORILY
(c) IN ORDER TO RESOLVE SATISFACTORILY THIS HUMANITARIAN PROBLEM, THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. IS PREPARED TO PRO- VIDE THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS AND CO-OPERATION WITH UNHCR
UNQUOTE.
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12. THE
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