JOINT PRESS STATEMENT (UNDERLINED)
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-UNITED STATES AND VIETNAMESE EXPERTS HAVE CONCLUDED TWO DAYS OF
FRANK FRIENDLY AND CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON THE RESETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF RELEASED RE-EDUCATION CENTRE DETAINEES AND THEIR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO LIVE INT HE UNITED STATES. THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT TO HOLD THESE TECHNICAL TALKS WAS REACHED DURING LAST MONTH'S MEETING IN NEW YORK BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN CO THACH AND THE SPECIAL EMISSARY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN. GENERAL JOHN VESSEY FOLLOWING AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE SHULTZ AND THE VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYÊN CƠ THẠCH.
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DURING THE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO TECHNICAL DELEGATIONS, THE UNITED F STATES DELEGATION LED BY SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE ROBERT PUNSETH REAFFIRMED THE COMMITMENT MADE BY PRESIDENT REAGAN IN 1984 THAT RELEASED RE EDUCATION CENTRE DETAINEES WHO WERE CLOSELY. ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED STATES OR ITS ALLIES WOULD BE WELCOME TO RESETTLE IN THE UNITED STATES ALONG WITH THEIR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE VIETNAMESE SIDE. LED BY VICE FOREIGN MINISTER TRAN QUANG CO. REAFFIRMED THE POLICY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM THAT RELEASED DETAINEES AND THEIR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD BE PERMITTED TO EMIGRATE OVERSEAS IF THEY SO DESIRED.
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-THE UNTIED STATES DELEGATION DECLARED THAT RELEASED RE-EDUCATION CENTRE DETAINEES COMING TO THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ALL U.S. LAWS, INCLUDING THOSE AFFECTING THE ACTIVITIES OF U.S. RESIDENTS TOWARD OTHER COUNTRIES.
-THE UNTIED STATES DELEGATION REAFFIRMED THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT ENCOURAGED NOR DOES IT HAVE ANY INTENTION OF ENCOURAGING. OR USING RELEASED DETAINEES TO ENGAGE IN ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES HOSTILE OR HARMFUL TO VIETNAM--AND IS OPPOSED TO ANY SUCH ACTIVITIES- -AND THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS SOUGHT AND CONTINUES TO SEEK THE RELEASE AND RESETTLEMENT OF THESE PERSONS SOLELY FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS AND NOT FOR ANY HOSTILE ACTIONS AGAINST VIETNAM,
--THE VIETNAMESE DELEGATION ALSO REAFFIRMED THAT VIETNAM HAS NOT AND WILL NOT ENCOURAGE OR USE RELEASED AETAINEES TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL ACTIONS HOSTILE OR HARMFUL TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAMESE DELEGATIONS DISCUSSED WAYS AND MEANS TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS OF RELEASED RE-EDUCA TION CENTRE DETAINEES AND THEIR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO SETTLE NT HE UNITED STATES. BOTH SIDES EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE RESULTS ACHIEVED. BUT AGREED THAT ADDITIONAL EXCHANGES OF VIEWS WOULD BE REQUIRED. BOTH SIDES ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE PROCESSING OF RELEASED DETAINEES CAN BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
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