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TEXT OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH
COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES CONCERNING THE DEPARTURE OF PERSONS FROM
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM, CONCLUDED ON 30 MAY 1979
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 FROM MAY 2 TO MAY 30, 1979, IT IS AGREED THAT UNHCR WILL FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JANUARY 12 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO PERMIT THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO LEAVE VIET NAM FOR COUNTRIES OF NEW RESIDENCE.
REGARDING THE PROGRAMME TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ORDERLY DEPARTURE, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT:
1. AUTHORIZED EXIT OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO LEAVE VIET NAM AND SETTLE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES FAMILY REUNION 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.
2. THE SELECTION OF THOSE PEOPLE AUTHORIZED TO GO ABROAD UNDER THIS PROGRAMME WILL, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE LISTS PREPARED BY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT AND THE LISTS PREPARED BY THE RECEIVING COUNTRIES. THOSE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON BOTH LISTS WILL QUALIFY FOR EXIT. AS FOR THOSE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON ONLY ONE LIST, THEIR CASES WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN UNHCR AND THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT OR THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE RECEIVING COUNTRIES, AS APPROPRIATE.
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