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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3549
OF 201112Z SEPTEMBER 88
181, 1985
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INFO PRIORITY HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, PEKING, WASHINGTON, BANGKOK
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MIPT: REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
WE HAVE GIVEN SOME PRELIMINARY THOUGHT TO THE PARAMETERS OF A
POSSIBLE REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE PACKAKE. WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION
TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT QUANTITY AT THIS STAGE, BUT AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE PITCHED AT A MODEST LEVEL.
2. WHATEVER ARRANGEMENTS WE DEVISE SHOULD, WE THINK, BE SEEN AND BE PRESENTED AS A PILOT SCHEME WHICH WOULD BE CAPABLE OF EXPANSION LATER
TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY MULTI-LATERAL INITIATIVE.
3. WE ENVISAGE THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS FOR THE INITIAL BILATERAL
SCHEME:
(I) TO MAKE THE SCHEME ATTRACTIVE TO THE VIETNAMESE WE ENVISAGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS BEING PAID IN HARD CURRENCY TO A FUND HELD IN VIETNAM. THE UNHCR WOULD MANAGE THE FUND AND MAKE THE DISBURSEMENTS
AND PURCHASES. AS IN (II)
(II) ASSISTANCE TO TAKE THE FORM OF AID IN KIND, TIED TO THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF RETURNEES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITIES.
4. WE ASSUME THE FUND WOULD BE UNDER UNHCR CONTROL. WE ARE NOT SURE YOU ENVISAGE THE HMG CONTRIBUTION BEING MADE. SEEN FROM HERE, A LUMP SUM WOULD HAVE MAXIMUM PRESENTATIONAL BENEFIT AND REDUCE THE RISK OF AN UNLIMITED COMMITMENT. WE SEE ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT IN HMG MAKING THE FIRST CONTRIBUT- ION TO THE FUND. (THIS WOULD ALSO GO DOWN WELL IN HONG KONG).
5. THE HKG CONTRIBUTION SHOULD, WE THINK, BE RELATED TO THE RATE OF RETURN TO VIETNAM. TO THIS EXTENT IT WOULD BE OPEN ENDED: BUT WE
WOULD NOT PRESENT IT TO THE VIETNAMESE IN THIS WAY. WE WOULD INSTEAD
USE WITH THEM A SUM BASED ON OUR OWN CALCULATIONS OF THE QUOTE
FULLY PAID UP VALUE UNQUOTE OF SUFFICIENT ASSISTANCE TO DEAL WITH ALL
THOSE AT PRESENT IN HONG KONG LIKELY TO BE DENIED REFUGEE STATUS.
WE WOULD EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT HK'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND WOULD BE
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