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DSR 11C

deal in the most reasonable way with problems

created by Vietnamese refugees;

(iii) there would in any case be no question of

involuntary repatriation without firm and

satisfactory guarantees being obtained;

(iv) we would of course not only consider repatriating

those who did not qualify for refugee status under

the terms of the 1951 Convention.

4. UKMIS Geneva may also wish to make the above points

when approaching UNHCR, and to stress that our policy

remains to support all their efforts to arrange for

refugees in Hong Kong to be resettled, as stated in

Parliament as recently as 14 March.

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