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RETURNING BOAT PEOPLE. MUCH WORK TO BE DONE AND SHOULD NOW EXCHANGE VIEWS IN DETAIL. NECESSARY FIRST STEP TO ENABLE US TO REPORT PROGRESS TO AUTHORITIES IN LONDON AND HK.
C. VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD:
(A) CONDUCT SEPARATE SCREENING OF BOAT PEOPLE NOW IN HONG KONG: (B) TAKE PART IN HONG KONG'S SCREENING PROCESS.
6. RECOGNISE SOME ARRANGEMENT NECESSARY FOR VIETNAMESE TO VERIFY LISTS OF THOSE SCREENED OUT BY HONG KONG TO ESTABLISH THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN, DATE OF DEPARTURE ETC. VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROCESS BE DONE QUICKLY. SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN DEPENDING ON COURSE OF TALKS SQUARE RACKETS ENDS HAVE LISTS OF FIRST GROUP OF THOSE SCREENED OUT. GRATEFUL IF VERIFICATION CAN START IMMEDIATELY.
7. SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN AS REQUIRED SQUARE BRACKETS ENDS OUR PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND EFFECTIVE. BASED ON APPROVED AND INTERNATION- ALLY ACCEPTED CRITERIA. INDICATES CLEARLY WHICH BOAT PEOPLE ARE GENUINE ASYLUM SEEKERS AND WHICH ARE MERELY SEEKING BETTER ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS.
8. COULD NOT AGREE TO JOINT SCREENING. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT TO TAKE PART IN OUR IMMIGRATION PROCESSING.
WOULD SERIOUSLY DELAY DECISION.
9. SEPARATE SCREENING BY VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES WOULD ALSO CAUSE
DELAYS.
FORD
Y Y Y Y
DISTRIBUTION
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.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
NEWS
PS
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
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