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Promotion of orderly migration. While not addressing the problem of the "departure mentality", promotion of orderly migration may reduce the attractiveness of clandestine departure with its attendant problems.

In conjunction with concrete measures such as these, more attention might be given to measures specifically designed to affect perceptions (e.g. public statements, radio broadcasts by overseas services) and to break down assumptions about automatic resettlement. If progress could be achieved on voluntary repatriation, this option would assume considerable importance. At present 16 is important to ensure that information provided to the people of the Indochinese countries does not at least offer enticements for clandestine departure. This is not a simple concept and could give rise to awkward choices in editorial policy. ?

Promotion of voluntary repatriation. Although there are difficulties at present, the desirability of this solution is clear, as is its ability to

In break down the departure resettlement nexus, order to achieve progress in this area it will be necessary to have the following factors in place:

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an identified group of Indochinese who realize they are not going to be resettled.

a commitment by both countries of resettlement and countries of first refuge to impress upon countries of origin their responsibility to accept back their nationals.

willingness by all parties to give higher priority to humanitarian considerations. resolute leadership by UNHCR backed by the political commitment of states.

Development of on arrival screening procedures for all Indochinese groups. This would represent an important part of the solution to the problem of non-refugee departures, A precondition for this proposal is acceptance by the countries of origin that persons who leave for reasons not related to

A refugee status may return without reprisal, logical consequence, however, is the acceptance of responsibility for those screened in.

Acceptance of local integration by countries of first refuge. Pursuit of local integration is not particularly relevant to the problem of reducing levels of departure. Indeed, for many Lao the possibility of settlement in Thailand would represent a significant pull factor.

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