CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2194
OF 07073UZ JUNE 88
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. US DEPUTY CONSUL-GENERAL HAS PROPOSED A MEETING WITH REFUGEE COORDINATOR LATER THIS WEEK TO PRESENT CERTAIN POINTS REGARDING THE US GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON FIRST ASYLUM FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND ''TO OUTLINE POSITIONS THE US GOVERNMENT HOPE TO DEVELOP WITH FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL AND THEREAFTER''
2. REFUGEE COORDINATOR HAS BEEN GIVEN ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE AMERICAN VIEWS WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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(A) SITUATION IN VIETNAM SUCH THAT REFUGEE FLOWS UNLIKELY TO DIMINISH. NEW BASIS OF AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN 1979 'UNDERSTANDING'') NEEDED IF FIRST ASYLUM TO BE MAINTAINED:
(B) US PREPARED TO AGREE THAT GENUINELY HUMANE MEASURES OF DETERRENCE NEEDED TO RDUCE CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES AND DISCUSS REPATRIATION:
(C) SPECIFIC MEASURES WHICH MIGHT BE UNDERTAKEN WITH US SUPPORT WOULD BE INTENSIFIED INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ODP AS TRULY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES:
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RENEWED UNHCR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RESETTLEMENT OF LONG-STAYERS: HUMANE DETERRENCE MEASURES: INCLUDING SCREENING, TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RESETTLEMENT FOR NEW ARRIVALS, REDUCTION OF RESETTLEMENT ADVANTAGES FOR CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES:
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PROMULGATION OF NEW DETERRENCE MEASURES JOINTLY BY UNHCR AND FIRST ASYLUM COUNTRIES WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT BY US GOVERNMENT:
INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON VIETNAM RE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION: RESOLUTION OF THE LONG-STAYER BURDEN: AND
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RESOLUTION OF THE BURDEN OF NON-REFUGEES.
(D) ON SCREEING IN PARTICULAR THE US WOULD SUPPORT
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