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PLEASED TO SEE RASRO OPERATING WELL AND THAT IT IS NOT ACTING

HOWEVER, THE HOME OFFICE HAVE MADE THE

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AS A PULL FACTOR'.

FOLLOWING POINTS:

A) INTENTION TO CARRY OVER UNSPENT ALLOTMENT OF RASRO CASES FROM 1985-6 TO 1986-7 WAS NOT PART OF THE AGREEMENT TO A TRIAL

PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS FOR RASRO.

B) OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT UNHCR WOULD PRODUCE A REPORT AT THE

END OF RASRO'S TRIAL YEAR ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND, IF ADEQUATE, SUGGEST REVISED QUOTAS FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND SEEK PARTICIPATING STATES' AGREEMENT TO CONTINUATION.

C) A NEW QUOTA WOULD REQUIRE MINISTERIAL APPROVAL. LIKELY TO

AGREE, PROVIDED NO LINK WITH DISERO, BUT NOT ASSURED.

D) UNDERUSED QUOTA MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN REDUCED QUOTA, NOT

CARRY OVER.

REPATRIATION

10. VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION BEST DURABLE SOLUTION.

THEREFORE

WELCOME REPATRIATION OF ZIMBABWE REFUGEES IN BOTSWANA STARTED ON 18 DECEMBER. HOWEVER, AGREE NEED TO MONITOR SITUATION OF RETURNEES AND TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL AID TO COMMUNITIES INTO WHICH THEY RETURN. WE CONTRIBUTED POUNDS STERLING 850,000 IN FY 1985/86 TO SPECIAL APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

PROGRAMMES.

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

11. PAPERWORK: POSITION ON FRENCH AND SWISS PROPOSALS UNCHANGED. AS PARA 14(D) OF LUKE'S PAPER ON ARGENTINE PROPOSAL NO LONGER FEASIBLE SUGGEST YOU TAKE LINE IN PARA 6 OF OUR TELNO

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ROTATION OF SENIOR POSITIONS: AGREE WITH THIS PRACTICE IN

PRINCIPLE BUT NEED TO ENSURE ALL CANDIDATES COMPETENT AND EFFICIENT, AND THAT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CONTINUITY IS MAINTAINED.

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