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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR
YOUR TELNO 291: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG: REPATRIATION
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1. IN ABSENCE OF HEAD AND DEPUTY OF UNHCR ASIA BUREAU, WE SPOKE TO SENIOR DESK OFFICER FOR HONG KONG ABOUT PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR RETURN TO VIETNAM OF FIRST BATCH OF VOLUNTEERS BEFORE END OF YEAR.
2. CONCOLATO CONFIRMED THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARRANGEMENT WOULD LIE WITH HONG KONG OFFICE. THEY WOULD ALERT COLLEAGUES THERE TO OUR
APPROACH.
3. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A QUESTION MARK OVER SIGNATURE OF UNHCR/VIETNAM MOU. ACCORDING TO BUREAU, DISCUSSIONS WITH VIETNAM ARE CONTINUING IN MARGINS OF UNHCR WORKING GROUP IN KUALA LUMPUR. PROPOSED SIGNATURE IN GENEVA 14/15 DECEMBER MIGHT THEREFORE SLIP.
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