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(B) THERE WOULD BE ARRANGEMENTS TO MONITOR THE TREATMENT OF THOSE REPATRIATED
(C) REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED ON LINES SIMILAR TO
THOSE FOR PERSONS RETURNING VOLUNTARILY.
4. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FACT THAT NO FORCE WILL BE USED IN
REPATRIATING SUCH PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZED. THE POINT
WILL REQUIRE VERY DELICATE HANDLING PUBLICLY AND WITH THE MEDIA HERE.
TO SAY EXPLICITLY THAT NO FORCE WILL BE USED WILL CERTAINLY CONVEY A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THOSE TO BE RETURNED, ALL OF WHOM HAVE ACCESS TO RADIO, TELEVISION AND THE PRESS. A LOCAL ACADEMIC 'EXPERT' INTERVIEWED THIS MORNING ON HK RADIO CAME CLOSE TO ADVOCATING
PHYSICAL RESISTANCE BY ALL DETAINEES AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING
REPATRIATION. WE CAN EXPECT FURTHER SUCH UNHELPFUL ADVICE.
WE THEREFORE PROPOSE, IF PRESSED FOR COMMENT, TO SAY ONLY THAT ANY REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE AN OPERATIONAL MATTER WHOSE DETAILS
WE CAN NOT DISCUSS.
5. THE ABOVE RESPONSES WOULD NOT AFFECT THE LINE PROPOSED IN OUR TELNO 2207, AS MODIFIED BY UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 428, FOR USE WITH ICG AND ASEAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
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