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(c) that the issue of repatriation should be

re-opened with the Foreign and Commonwealth

Office".

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This memorandum examines the feasibility of

setting up closed camps and reports on progress made

on the points referred to in (b) and (c) above. Other

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point raised by Members when discussing Memorandum

XCC(82)54 will be the subject of a separate paper.

This paper concludes that provided certain conditions

are met, a closed camp policy is feasible.

Conceptual Considerations

3.

The

The main aim in setting up closed camps for

Vietnamese refugees is to deter more refugees from

leaving Vietnam. An added advantage is that their

establishment would probably deter other refugees

currently in open camps from unlawful activities.

general concept of a closed camp outlined in

Memorandum XCC(82)54 is that it is a camp where the

refugees are detained under strict confinement and are

subject to regulation and control. No employment

outside the camp is allowed and there is virtually no

contact with the general public.

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In considering the feasibility of this concept,

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