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kindergartens, and primary schools will be expanded to ensure that all school-age children will enjoy free education!!

"Nevertheless," the message points out "many problems are still to be solved. On the one hand, not (not) all the wounds of war have been healed. Furthermore, the consciousness of parents, teachers, and medical personnel with regards to their duties in child care has not (not) at net the requirements of the political line of the Party and Government."

President Souphanouvong urged children to enhance their love for socialism, manual work, and their aspiration for progress ./.

79-033 TALKS BETWEEN VIET NAM AND UNHCR OFFI

Hanoi VNA June 2 Following discussions held in Hanoi between representatives of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and a delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from February 26 to March 5 and ron ay 25 to lay 30, 1979, it - is agreed that UNHCR will facilitate the implementation of the January 12 announcement of the Vietnamese Government to permit the orderly departure of persons who wish to leave Viet Nam for countries of new residence.

Roga ading the programge to implement such orderly departure, it is understood that :

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Authorized exit of those people who wish to leave

family neunion Viet Nam and settle in foreign countries - and other humanitarian cases - will be carried out as soon as possible and to the maximum extent, The number of such people will depend both on the volume of applications for exit from Viet Nam and on receiving countries' ability to issue entry visas.

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2.-The selection of those people authorized to go abroad under this progrance will, whenever possible, bo zade on the basis of the lists prepared by the Vietnamo se Government and the lists prepared by the receiving countries. Those persons whose names appear on both lists will quality or exit. As for those persons whose nanos apocar on only OLC list their cases will be subject to discussions between UNHCR and the Vietnams. Government or the governments of · the receiving countries, as appropriate.

3.- IHCR will make every effort to enlist support for this programe amongst potential receiving countries.