TNAG-1793-FCO40-2553-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 72

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OUR TELNOS 132 AND 133 TO ATHENS, 250 TO BANGKOK AND YOUR TELNO 1274: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: CHANGE OF POLICY.

1. PARA 5 OF TUR: THERE IS NO QUOTE COMMON EUROPEAN POSITION UNQUOTE NOT IS THERE ANY DEFINITION OF WAR REFUGEES AS SUCH. HOWEVER, ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ADHERE TO THE UNHCR GUIDELINES ON THE DEFINITION OF REFUGEES. INCLUDING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THEM AND ECONOMIC MIGRANTS. THEY ALSO ADHERE TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES LAID DOWN IN THE UNHCR GUIDELINES AND IN THE 1951 CONVENTION ON THE STATUS OF REFUGEES.

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