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3 OCT 1988
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INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, PEKING
FINAL PART OF TWO
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FINALLY, I EMPHASIZED THAT WHILE WE WERE NOW CONCENTRATING ON THE FIRST RETURNS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS THE PROBLEM WAS MUCH LARGER THAN THAT. IN DUE COURSE WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND
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A SOLUTION WHICH WOULD COVERALL (ALL)THOSE POST-15 JUNE ARRIVALS WHO HAD NO ACCESS TO RESETTLEMENT. A SOLUTION WOULD REQUIRE CO -OPERATION BETWEEN OUR TWO SIDES. WE WOULD NEED TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT AND SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILTY THAT WE MIGHT NEED FURTHER MEETINGS OF THIS KIND TO PURSUE THE PROBLEM.KHOAN SAID HE AGREED TOTALLY.THE IMMEDIATE JOB WAS TO FINISH THE FIRST
REPATRIATIONS. THAT WOULD LEAD US TO WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.
15. AT THE END OF THE MEETING KHOAN DREW ME ASIDE. EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE THAT VIETNAM ATTACHED TO, AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THE QUESTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. HE UNDERLINED WHAT HE HAD ALREADY SAID OPENLY, THAT WITHOUT SUCH ASSISTANCE VIETNAM SIMPLY COULD NOT HANDLE THE PROBLEM. IF VIETNAM DID HANDLE THIS BADLY, THAT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT FROM EVERYBODYS POINT OF VIEW. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF WE WOULD KEEP HIM INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH OUR EMBASSY IN HANOI.I SAID THAT THERE WERE SENSITIVITIES ON OUR SIDE TOO. FOR THAT REASON, AND BECAUSE UNHCR WERE THE EXPERTS, WE HAD TO CHANNEL OUR ASSISTANCE THROUGH UNHCR. WE WOULD DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH THEM.BUT THE ASSISTANCE WE ENVISAGED WAS NOT LIMIED TO THE FIRST RETURNS. WE INTENDED THAT ANY ASSISTANCE WE
GAVE SHOULD EXTENSD TO THE PROBLEM AS A WHOLE.
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