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UNHCR COULD INSIST THAT ALL (ALL) ARRIVALS ARE TREATED AS
REFUGEES.
(C) PARA 1 LINE 4 AND LINES 6 AND 7, PARA 2 FINAL LINE, AND PARA 4 (B) (1): THESE ALL REFER IN DIFFERENT TERMS TO UNHCR GUIDELINES.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE SPECIFIC IN EACH CASE ABOUT
WHICH GUIDELINES ARE MEANT.
(D) THERE ARE REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT TO QUOTE ASYLUM SEEKERS UNQUOTE. WE ASSUME THAT THIS MEANS VIETNAMESE BOAT
PEOPLE ARRIVALS WHO HAVE YET TO BE SCREENED.
(E) PARA 4 (A) (1): WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS MEANT BY QUOTE VISUAL (NOT AURAL) SUPERVISION OF INTERVIEWS UNQUOTE.
(F) PARA 4 (A) (1), SECTION FOR LEGAL ADVISERS, LINE 4: WE SUGGEST THIS SHOULD BEGIN QUOTE TO WHICH HE IS OR WILL BE A PARTY UNQUOTE.
(G) PARA 4 (A) (1), SECTION FOR LEGAL ADVISERS, LINE 5 AND PARA 4(B) (4) LINE 2: YOU MAY WISH TO SPECIFY THE RELEVANT ORDINANCE. (H) PARA 4(A)(2): THIS MAKES NO MENTION OF WHO IS TO PAY FOR THESE COSTS. IS IT YOUR INTENTION THAT UNHCR SHOULD DO SO?
(I) PARA 4 (B)(1): IS THE SUB-HEADING NEEDED? IT IS EXACTLY THE
SAME AS THE HEADING FOR PARA
(J) PARA 4 (B)(4):
APPEALS PROCEDURES.
4(B).
ON
WE ARE SENDING SEPARATE COMMENTS IN MIFT
WE NOTE THAT UNHCR WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT FOR LEGAL ADVICE. WE ASSUME THAT SUCH FUNDS WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE.
(K)
WE NOTE THAT THE UNDERSTANDING IS SILENT ON THE QUESTION
COSTS FOR THOSE SCREENED-OUT. WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL PURSUE
THIS TO THE EXTENT YOU NEED TO OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT OF THE UNDERSTANDING.
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