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UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 526: THE PHILIPPINES REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE. 1. UNHCR HERE CONFIRM THAT WORK ON THE RPC WILL START ONLY WHEN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED. A DRAFT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN TO AND FRO, MANILA AND GENEVA, AT LEAST TWICE. IF THE FINAL AGREEMENT IS INDEED SIGNED TODAY THE PHILIPPINES HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE 10,000 BY END YEAR AND 50,000 BY APRIL. PERHAPS THESE ESTIMATES ARE OPTIMISTIC BUT I AM SURE PHILIPPINES WILL PULL STOPS OUT ONCE

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