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NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT REFUGEES.AUSTRALIAN MINISTER
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IN PARTICULAR ASKED UNHCR TO ENCOURAGE VIETNAMESE TO
CONTINUE AND PERHAPS EXPAND PROGRAM. (AUSTRALIANS ARE
CONCERNED AT STATEMENT MADE IN HANOI RECENTLY BY VIETS
TO AUSTRALIAN FOR MIN HAYDEN TO EFFECT THAT NO/NO
GUARANTEE COULD BE GIVEN FOR INDEFINITE CONTINUATION OF
ODP.)
INITIATIVE
4.REAL CONCLUSION OF MEETING WAS CALL ON UNHCR BY COUNTRY
REPS FOR MORE INITIATIVE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER.
EXPECTED FROM UNHCR WAS SUBJECT OF LENGTHY AND NOT/NOT
ALWAYS CLEAR DISCUSSION BUT SEEMED TO CRYSTALIZE FINALLY
IN CALL FOR UNHCR TO TRY TO ESTABLISH DIALOGUE WITH
PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS (RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES, COUNTRIES
OF FIRST ASYLUM) AIMED AT SEEKING CONCENSUS THAT MIGHT
ACHIEVE NEW AND HOPEFULLY BROADER PROGRAM DIRECTION.
MEETING CAME CLOSE TO DETERIORATING INTO UNHCR QUOTE
BASHING UNQUOTE SESSION BUT THIS WAS SKILLFULLY AVERTED
BY DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER SMYSER WHO DREW ATTENTION
TO RECENT UNHCR INITIATIVE: LETTER SENT RECENTLY TO MAJOR
RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES SUGGESTING BROADLY BASED SET OF
INITIATIVES AIMED AT QUOTE INTEGRATED OVERALL APPROACH
TO PROVIDING SOLUTIONS UNQUOTE TO INDOCHINESE REFUGEE
PROBLEM.SMISER CONFIRMED THAT IN
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