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in Geneva on 16 January. Mr Hartling will need the full support of the international community if effective solutions are to be found.

But it will also be necessary to bring continued pressure to bear on the Vietnamese authorities to recognise the burden of human misery caused by the departure of so many people from Vietnam and to moderate their domestic policies accordingly.

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(DAVID OWEN)