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FOR THE VOLUNTEERS EARLY REPATRIATION.
E) (IF PRESSED) WE DO NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
VISIT TO HONG KONG BY VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS AT SOME STAGE. THIS
COULD BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT ROUND. AGREEMENT ON THE RETURN OF SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS BEFORE THEN WOULD ALSO ASSIST DISCUSSION ON THIS ASPECT.
F) (IF PRESSED) WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE THE VIETNAMESE ATTACH TO THE POSSIBILITY OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE. WE HOPE THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION OF DELAY IN DEALING WITH THE FIRST RETURNEES, WHO ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS, ON THIS ACCOUNT. 4.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO AGREE THE LINE IN PARA 3(E). ON PARA 3(D) IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF HMA HANOI COULD HAND
TO THE VIETNAMESE THE NAMES AND DETAILS OF THE 14 WHOM UNHCR MAY HAVE PASSED TO THE VIETNAMESE ALREADY (YOUR TELNO 3154), BUT OF WHOM TIN KNEW NOTHING (HANOI TELNO 301). IF YOU AGREE, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION
TO HANOI ALONG WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE RATE OF
ARRIVALS TO HANOI, IN SUPPORT OF POINT 3(C).
5.
IS THERE ANY PROSPECT OF UNHCR BEING ABLE TO SPEED UP
PROCESSING OF THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS (YOUR TELNO 3154)? WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES, BUT OUR PRESSURE ON THE VIETNAMESE TO DEAL PROMPTLY WITH THESE CASES IS UNDERMINED BY THE TIME TAKEN ΤΟ HAND OVER BASIC DETAILS WHICH THEY MUST ASSUME ARE READILY
AVAILABLE. IS THERE ANY WAY IN WHICH THE PROCESS COULD BE
ACCELERATED?
HOWE
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.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUS D
ECD (I)
ECD (E)
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FED
NEWS
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