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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: DURABLE SOLUTIONS
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YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF ACTION ON DURABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM.
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THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF OUR PRESENT
THINKING ON THIS ISSUE.
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ICG
NEXT ICG MEETING LIKELY TO BE IN OTTAWA IN APRIL.
ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE INVITED.
DISCUSSION LIKELY TO BE FOCUSSED ON UNHCR PAPER ON POSSIBLE AID TO VIETNAM TO ASSIST RESETTLEMENT OF RETURNING REFUGEES.
UK TO HOLD BILATERALS WITH ICG GOVERNMENTS BEFORE
MEETING.
UNHCR
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UK
WE WILL DISCUSS WITH UKMIS GENEVA THE POSSIBILITY OF MR ADAMS, SEAD VISITING GENEVA SOON TO DISCUSS PROGRESS OF UNHCR AID PAPER AND POSSIBILITY OF UNHCR VISIT TO
HANOI TO DISCUSS REPATRIATION.
MR EGGAR, CALLING ON DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER DEWEY IN GENEVA 19 FEBRUARY, WILL BE BRIEFED TO RAISE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
MR PATTEN, ODA MINISTER, IN GENEVA 24-26 FEBRUARY, WILL BE BRIEFED TO CALL ON UNHCR TO REINFORCE MR EGGAR'S
CALL.
WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING FURTHER MEETING WITH VOLFING, UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON, TO DISCUSS RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS.
CONTACTS WITH VIETNAMESE
HMA HANOI WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE APPROACHES ON REPATRIATION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE REPATRIATION GENERALLY WITH VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR IN LONDON IN PARALLEL WITH HMA HANOI'S REPRESENTATIONS.
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