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HAVE CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF REGIONAL AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES' VIEWS ON RESOLUTION OF THE REFUGEE PROBLEM.
4. THE THAIS BELIEVE
THAT THERE HAS
BEEN A POSITIVE
REFUGEE PROBLEM AT A HIGH
AND RADICAL REVIEW OF THE VIETNAMESE
LEVEL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. THEY BELIEVE THE VIETNAMESE ACCEPT THE NEED FOR A REPATRIATION PROGRAMME, ADMINISTERED BY UNHCR, WHICH COULD BE ADAPTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN COUNTRIES OF FIRST
ASYLUM AND THE VIETNAMESE. ACCORDINGLY THEY WOULD PREFER HONG KONG
TO HOLD TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 25 JULY. KOBSAK CONFIRMED THAT THAILAND, AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM IN THE REGION, HAVE SIMILARLY RECEIVED INVITATIONS TO ATTEND BILATERAL TALKS ON THIS SUBJECT. HOWEVER,
NONE OF THESE COUNTRIES HAS ACCEPTED THE INVITATION. THEY PROPOSE TO AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF THE UNHCR VISIT ON 20-23 JULY. THE MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE GOING TO HANOI
FROM 10-13 AUGUST AND HAS ASKED FOR BRIEFING ON THE ASEAN
POSITION WITH REGARD TO VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN TIME FOR HIS VISIT.
5.
KOBSAK CONFIRMED THAT ASEAN WOULD BE HOLDING A MEETING ON 17 JULY, BUT DECLINED OFFER OF HONG KONG TEAM'S BRIEFING.
ΤΟΝ ΚΙΝ
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
126
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
3
DISTRIBUTION
129
ADDITIONAL
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
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SPD
FED
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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