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IN LONDON, HANOI AND UKMIS GENEVA MIGHT PROPOSE THAT WE AIM FOR THE FIRST GROUP TO RETURN DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 12 DECEMBER OR PERHAPS THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE RECOGNISE THAT THIS IS NOW AMBITIOUS BUT WE THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR FORMULATING
A SPECIFIC AND PRACTICAL PROPOSAL AND PRESSING ALL CONCERNED TO WORK
TOWARDS IT. THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE THREE MATTERS TO BE SETTLED FOR SUCH ARRANGEMENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
(A) THE CONCLUSION OF THE UNHCR/VIETNAM MOU WITHIN THE NEXT
10-14 DAYS:
(B) ICM WOULD HAVE TO COMPLEJE THE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND UNHCR
WOULD THEREFOR HAVE TO GIVE THEM A FIRM INSTRUCTION VERY SOON:
(C) THE VIETNAMESE WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
CLEARED FOR RETURN DURING THE WEEK BEGINNING 5 DECEMBER.
5. THE VIETNAMESE VISIT TO HONG KONG COULD BE FITTED INTO THIS ARRANGEMENT WITHOUT ANY GREAT DIFFICULTY. IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRST GROUP WERE TO RETURN ON 14 DECEMBER, THE VIETNAMESE TEAM MIGHT TRAVEL TO HONG KONG ON 12 DECEMBER AND RETURN ON
THE SAME FLIGHT AS THE VOLUNTEERS.
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