CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO
IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 214
OF 15152OZ AUGUST 89
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INFO IMMEDIATE HANOI, WASHINGTON
2719
HONG KONG TELNO 2719 : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE : REPATRIATION
1. WE ARE GIVING FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE MAIN ISSUES RAISED BY TUR. IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS GENEVA WOULD EXPLORE WITH UNHCR WHAT MEASURES THE LATTER ARE TAKING TO COUNSEL THE SCREENED OUT IN HONG KONG TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO VOLUNTEER TO RETURN TO VIETNAM AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, MIGHT BE DONGE TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS. WE NOTE THE IMPLICATION IN PARA 6 OF TUR THAT UNHCR MAY NOT BE FULLY ACTIVE IN THIS WORK BUT ARE PUZZLED AS TO THEIR MOTIVES IF THEY ARE INDEED PLAYING IT LONG. WE WOULD HAVE JUDGED IT TO BE MORE IN UNHCR INTERESTS TO AIM TO ACHIEVE A HIGH RATE OF VOLUNTEERS SO AS TO COUNTER OUR ASSERTION THAT THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME WAS INADEQUATE TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
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117
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110
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
FINANCE D
LIMITED
RMD
HKD
PS
SEAD
PS/MRS CHALKER
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/MR SAINSBURY
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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