TNAG-0892-FCO40-1102-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 206

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GAO WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN FIELD WORK IN AUSTRALIA, AND CANADA ON JULY 9, 1979; GERMANY AND FRANCE ON JULY 16, 1979; AND GREAT BRITAIN AND SWEDEN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1979.

5. THE PROJECT DIRECT OR FOR THIS REVIEW WILL BE DOMINICK A. BINETT I. THE TEAM LEADER WILL BE MR. ROBERT LANE OF GA O EUROPEAN BRANCH. TWO TEAMS COMPRISED OF TWO MEMBER S EACH WILL BE DRAWN FROM EUROPEAN BRANCH TO DO THE WORK RELATED TO FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, AND SWEDEN. A TWO PER SON TEAM FROM FAR EAST BRANCH WILL CARRY OUT THE WORK IN AUSTRALIA. THE WORK IN CANADA WILL BE PER FORMED BY A TWO PER SON STAFF FROM DETROIT REGIONAL OFFICE. THE DIRECTORS OF EUROPEAN AND FAR EAST BRANCHES AND THE MANAGER OF DETROIT REGIONAL OFFICE WILL PROVIDE THE RESPECT IVE U. S. EMBASSIES WITH THE NAMES AND SECUR IT Y CLEARANCES OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT THEY ASSIGN TO THESE LOCAT IONS.

6. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FIELD VISITS AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN SELECTED COUNTRY AND U.S. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN MADE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO RETURN TO THE U.S. EMBASSIES IN THE SELECTED COUNTRIES TO FILL IN ANY INFORMATION GAPS. THE RETURN VISITS WOULD BE OF SHORT DURATION, POSSIBLE

1 OR 2 DAYS.

7. GAO WOULD APPRECIATE MEETING WITH EMBASSY OFFICIAL S KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE SELECTED COUNTRIES. AL SO GAO WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THE EMBASSY WOULD ARRANGE MEETINGS WITH APPROPRIATE COUNTRY OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES MENTIONED ABOVE.

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DEPARTMENT WISHES OT COOPERATE WITH GAO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES IN 4 FAM 930-934. GAO AWARE THAT CONTACTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AMBASSADOR, TO BE ARRAN; ED FOR BY THE EMBASSY, AND AN EMBOFF TO ACCOMPANY, IF FEASIBLE.

9. FOR BONN GAO IS AWARE THAT APPOINTMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS AND IS AGREEABLE TO UNDERTAKING THE NECESSARY TRAVEL. CHRIST OP HER

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