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1) THE U.S. WAS CONFIDENT THOSE RETURNED HAD NO LEGITIMATE CLAIM TO REFUGEE STATUS;
2) THE SRV PLEDGED NO RECRIMINATION AGAINST THOSE RETURNED; AND,
3) THE REPATRIATION EFFORT WAS IMPLEMENTED BY AN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, PREFERABLY THE UNHCR, WITH ACCESS FOR LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP AND
MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT THE SRV FULFILLED ITS PLEDGE OF NO RECRIMINATION.
THE U.S. BELIEVES THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SRV ON REPATRIATION BE CONDUCTED BY ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND (NOT) IN SEVERAL SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL FORA. THE U.S. URGES THAT THE UNHCR TAKE THE LEAD IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SRV ON REPATRIATION, AND THAT THE ASEAN COUNTRIES, HONG KONG, AND MAJOR DONOR/RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES SUPPORT UNHCR IN THIS ROLE.
THE U.S. IS NOT IN A POSITION TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO A REPATRIATION PROGRAM TO VIETNAM; HOWEVER, THE U.S. WILL NOT DISCOURAGE OTHER POTENTIAL DONORS. IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF SRV TROOPS FROM CAMBODIA, THE U.S. WOULD BE PREPARED TO RECONSIDER THIS ISSUE.
REALISTICALLY, LARGE-SCALE REPATRIATION OF NON-REFUGEES TO VIETNAM WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THUS, CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INTERIM CARE OF THE SCREENED-OUT. THE U.S. WOULD NOT OBJECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL HOLDING CENTER FOR THE SCREENED-OUT, PROVIDED IT WERE MONITORED BY AN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND OPERATED IN A MANNER THAT AFFORDED THE SCREENED-OUT HUMANITARIAN TREATMENT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEIR RETURN TO VIETNAM COULD BE ARRANGED. THE U.S. IS PREPARED TO CONSIDER OFFERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SUCH A CENTER. SHOULD THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL HOLDING CENTER PROVE IMPRACTICAL, SCREENED-OUT POPULATIONS SHOULD BE HUMANELY SHELTERED IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF FIRST ASYLUM AND THEIR CONDITION SHOULD BE REGULARLY MONITORED BY AN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
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