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GENEVA MEETINGS: IRREGULAR ARRIVALS AND UNHCR'S PROTECTION SUB-COMMITTEE
Mr Phillips will recall that he gave his approval for my attendance at these two
meetings which took place in Geneva on 27 September and 30 September and 1 October
respectively. The following commentary may be of use in the context of
Mr Waddington's recent visit to North America and for the completion of Geneva's
records on meetings attended by home-based officials.
2. Working Party on Irregular Movements
It may be remembered that this meeting was originally due to be held in late August
but the involvement in a traffic accident of the expert retained to produce a report
on the phenomenon of irregular movements of asylum seekers caused its postponement.
He was not sufficiently recovered to present his paper when the meeting was reconvened
but it was decided nevertheless to proceed. Some delegations, however, had not been
informed in time of the first meeting's postponement and so went to Geneva where they
occupied their time in producing a strongly worded draft conclusion for submission to
the Protection Sub-Committee. Predictably, this was not acceptable to UNHCR but it
did serve as a basis for discussion and for the preparation of slightly more moderate
papers. The latter were the subject of much dealing in the margins, the balance lying
between the Western States, led by Canada and strongly supported by Sweden and the
Federal Republic, and the developing countries typified by Algeria whose interest
appeared to be more political than practical. All this was preparatory for Monday and
Tuesday's meetings of the Protection Sub-Committee where the latest draft would be on
the table for discussion.
3. Protection Sub-Committee
At first sight, the agenda did not appear to have much interest other than the finalization of the irregular movements paper. It proved otherwise, however.
The topics upon which papers were produced by UNHCR's Protection Division were:
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