TNAG-1905-FCO40-2709-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-voluntary-and-mandatory-repat-1989 — Page 319

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6. HOCKE'S INTERVENTION WITH THE S-G COULD CAUSE US PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT THE S-G WAS NOT TOTALLY AU FAIT WITH THE NUANCES OF THE CPA. THE ENSURE THAT THE SECRETARIAT IN NEW YORK DOES NOT SPEAK OUT-OF-TURN, UKMIS NEW YORK MIGHT BE INSTRUCTED LATER THIS MONTH TO BRIEF THE UN SECRETARIAT OF OUR INTENTIONS IN GENERAL TERMS, BEFORE ANY REPATRIATION UNDER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TAKES PLACE. WE COULD JUSTIFY SUCH ACTION ON THE BASIS OF THE S-G'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ICIR AND OUR WISH TO ENSURE THAT OUR ACTION WAS NOT SEEN TO BE

CUTTING ACROSS THE CPA.

7. RECENT EXCHANGES WITH HOCKE UNDERMINE THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW WE PRESENT A UK/HONG KONG/SRV ARRANGEMENT. AS IN ALL CASES UNHCR WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FINALLY SCREENED-OUT TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION, AND THERE IS NO QUESTION OF USING FORCE, WE ARE ON GOOD GROUNDS IN DEFENDING OUR POSITION. WE SHOULD AVOID USING THE WORDS ''COMPULSORY OR ''MANDATORY'' TO PUT ANY BILATERAL REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITH THOSE OPERATED UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES, WE SHOULD STRESS THREE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS: WILLINGNESS TO RETURN, MONITORING AND REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE. THIS WILL HELP DISARM UNHCR AND ANY OTHER POSSIBLE

CRITICS.

8. PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE AND SHOULD BE

PROTECTED CAREFULLY.

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