TNAG-1796-FCO40-2556-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-repatriation--including-Opera-1988 — Page 43

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MY TELNO 3298: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG : PUS'S CALL ON

HOCKE : 15 SEPTEMBER

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1. IN REFLECTION WE SUGGEST THAT THE SECTION OF THE BRIEF

WITH UNHCR ASSISTANCE IN INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION (PARA. 4 OF 574)

SHOULD BE BEEFED-UP ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:

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QUOTE HOPE THAT UNHCR WILL BE READY TO HELP IN TWO AREAS:

CHANELLING OF ANY EVENTUAL RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING

OF THE HUMANE TREATMENT BY THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES OF RETURNEES.

UNHCR UNIQUELY PLACED TO ENSURE THAT ASSISTANCE GOES WHERE IT IS NEEDED AND DOES NOT (NOT) BECOME HIDDEN DEVELOPMENTAL AID TO THE

VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE.

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