RESTRICTED
046171
MDHIAN 0861
THE TRANSIT CENTRE. THE SAME TERMS OF RECEPTION AND INTERNAL TRANSPORT IN LAOS WOULD APPLY TO REFUGEES AND NON-REFUGEES ALIKE.
(E) UNHCR WOULD STUDY WITH THE LAOTIAN AUTHORITIIES THE POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO HELP REINTEGRATION OF NON-REFUGEES IN LAOS.
THEY WOULD ALSO EXERCISE THE SAME MONITORING OF CONDITIONS OF NON-VOLUNTEERS AS FOR THOSE WHO HAD BEEN REPATRIATED VOLUNTARILY.
COMMENT
ALTHOUGH THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, HOCKE, HAS NOT FORMALLY GIVEN HIS BLESSING TO A SIMILAR SCHEME FOR THOSE RETURNING NON-VOLUNTARILY TO VIETNAM, UNHCR ALREADY HAVE A FIRM PRECEDENT ON WHICH TO WORK. IT MAY NOT THEREFORE BE NECESSARY, AS ENVISAGED IN TUR, TO INVOLVE OTHER PARTIES, EG ICM (WHICH UNLIKE UNHCR, HAS NO PROTECTION ROLE AS SUCH) IN THE MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE ROLES.
5. VIEIRA DE MELLO HOPED THAT THIS BACKGROUND COULD BE BORNE IN MIND DURING THE OFFICIAL TALKS IN HANOI ON 26/27 JUNE.
SANKEY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
108
DISTRIBUTION
114
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
NNNN
INFO D
RMD
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ODA
PAGE
2
RESTRICTED
HKGO LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE (HOME OFFICE)
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.