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PER ADULT, AND USD 50 PER CHILD. THE LEVEL AND TYPE OF ASSISTANCE WOULD BE LEFT TO VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, BUT SHOULD BE IN LINE WITH ASSISTANCE GIVEN UNDER THE UNHCR PACKAGE. THE VIETNAMESE WILL
GIVE US A FULL SET OF ACCOUNTS FOR MONEY DISBURSED IN THIS FASHION.
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THE VIETNAMESE WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS TO SUGGEST, SUCH AS THE COST OF TRANSPORT WITHIN VIETNAM. YOU SHOULD RESIST THESE, ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS IS A FIRST SMALL SCHEME AND SHOULD BE KEPT SIMPLE. IF NECESSARY, YOU MAY AGREE TO REFER SUCH IDEAS FOR CONSIDERATION.
5. THE ABOVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ON THE LINES OF PARA (IV) OF HONG KONG TELNO 2066. WE ASSUME THAT WE AND HONG KONG WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FLIGHT COSTS, AND WOULD ALSO GIVE THE INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED USD 25-30 POCKET MONEY, ON THE LINES SET OUT IN PARA I
OF HONG KONG TELNO 2066.
6. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG COULD PASS YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FLIGHT DETAILS FOR THE FIRST BATCH, TO CLEAR WITH THE VIETNAMESE.
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WE WILL NEED TO PUT FIRMER PROPOSALS TO THE TREASURY FOR FUNDS, BASED ON THE LIKELY NUMBER OF BOAT PEOPLE WHO MAY BE REPATRIATED THIS FINANCIAL YEAR. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HONG
KONG'S ESTIMATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE ON HOW YOU WOULD WISH TO MONITOR THE TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO RETURN. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO DISCUSS THIS ASPECT WITH LE THO.
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