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MDLIAN 6664
A. PRESSURE OF LARGE NUMBERS OF ARRIVALS AGAINST BACKGROUND OF DWINDLING RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS MEANT THAT WE COULD NOT WAIT LONGER
BEFORE TAKING ACTION.
B. SCREENING WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNHCR GUIDELINES ON BASIS OF UN CONVENTION CRITERIA. UNHCR CAN OBSERVE SCREENING, ASSIST APPELANTS WITH APPEALS AND MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE APPEALS
AUTHORITY.
C. REPATRIATION OF SCREENED OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DEPENDENT UPON VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT FOR WHICH WE AND OTHER ARE PRESSING
AND SEEKING ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS FOR THOSE RETURNED.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
128
MAIN
125
.VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
SPD
LIMITED
FED
HKD
SEAD
NEWS
PS
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
WED
SED
PUSD
E CD (I)
ECD (E)
ADDITIONAL
3
MRS WYETH ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
N N N N
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
HKGO LONDON
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