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5. WE SHOULD STILL STICK TO THE LINE IN TUR THAT WE HOPE UNHCR WILL EVENTUALLY EXPAND THEIR PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE OUR NON VOLUNTEERS AND THAT IN THE MEANTIME ONLY AD HOC ARRANGEMENTS ARE NECESSARY. THESE SHOULD NOT IN THE SHORT TERM INCLUDE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT THE UNHCR HAVE BUDGETED FOR AND THEREFORE LESS MONEY SHOULD BE PAID. HOWEVER I SUGGEST 100 DOLLARS PER HEAD IS A LITTLE LOW AND

WE SHALL HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR OFFER.

6. CHUONG SAID THAT FUNDS FOR THE RUNNING OF THE TRANSIT CENTRE WERE YET ANOTHER MATTER. I REMINDED HIM FIRMLY THAT THACH HAD AGREED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT THIS SEPERATELY AND THAT WE COULD FIRST PROCEED WITH THE FIRST NON-VOLUNTARY RETURNS. CHUONG SEEMED A LITTLE SURPRISED BUT DID NOT COMMENT FURTHER.

CHUONG SAID THAT WE SHALL NEED TO SIGN A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE RETURNS BEFORE GOING FIRM ON THE DATE OF 17 JULY.

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MONITORING: WE SHALL BE ABLE TO COVER THE ARRIVAL OF VBPS IN HANOI, VISIT THEM AT THE TRANSIT CENTRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHECK ON ANY SETTLED IN OR NEAR HANOI. BECAUSE OF OUR MANPOWER EVEN THIS WILL

BE FAIRLY SUPERFICIAL AND WE CAN NOT BE EXPECTED TO CHECK UP ON

INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO PARTS OF THE COUNTRY FAR FROM HANOI.

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GRATEFUL FOR EARLY GUIDANCE.

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