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4. In order to achieve this goal, the following measures will be undertaken:

(a) There will be a continuous and widely publicized media campaign to increase awareness of regular departure procedures and migration programmes for departure from Viet-Nam.

(b) All persons eligible under regular third-country migration programmes, Amerasians and former re-education centre detainees will have full access to regular departure procedures and migration programmes. The problem of former re-education centre detainees will be further discussed separately by the parties concerned.

(c) Exit permits and other resettlement requirements will be facilitated for all persons eligible under regular departure procedures and migration programmes.

(d) Viet-Nam will fully co-operate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM) in expediting and improving processing, including medical processing, for departures under regular departure procedures and migration programmes and will ensure that medical recorus of those departing comply with standards acceptable to receiving countries.

(0) Viet-Nam, UNHCR, ICM and resettlement countries will co-operate to ensure that air transportation and logistics are sufficient to move expeditiously all those accepted under regular departure procedures and migration programmes.

(£) If necessary, countries in South-East Asia through which people emigrating under regular departure procedures and migration programmes must transit will, with external financial support as appropriate, expand transit facilities and expedite exit and entry procedures in order to help facilitate increased departures under such programmes.

C. Reception of new arrivals.

5. All those seeking asylum will be given the opportunity to do so through the implementation of the following measures:

(a) Temporary refuge will be given to all asylum-seekers, who will be treated identically regardless of their mode of arrival until the status-determination process is completed.

(b) UNHCR will be given full and early access to new arrivals and will retain access, following the determination of their status.

(c) New arrivals will be transferred, as soon as possible, to a temporary asylum centre where they would be provided assistance and full access to the refugee status-determination process.