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041471 MDHOAN 1995
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA
TELNO 218
OF 181515Z AUGUST 89
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, HANOI
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:
1.
COUNSELLING OF ACQUIESCENTS
THE OBJECTIVE FOR THE TALKS IN WASHINGTON ON 23 AND 24 AUGUST WILL BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE AS MANY EXAMPLES AS POSSIBLE OF OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH WOULD BE ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE REPATRIATED TO THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN WITHOUT NECESSARILY VOLUNTEERING. THE BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION COULD BE ICM WHO SET OUT IN THEIR PRE-ICIR PAPER THEIR OWN EXPERTISE IN THE COUNSELLING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, WERE NOT NECESSARILY WILLING TO RETURN OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. AT THE ICIR JIM PURCELL OF ICM DISCUSSED WITH GILLMORE EXAMPLES OF ICM COUNSELLING OF SRI LANKANS IN AUSTRALIA, AND POSSIBLY OF LATIN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES.
2:
GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD APPROACH ICM WITH A REQUEST FOR AS MUCH INFORMATION ON OTHER REPATRIATION PROGRAMMES AS IS AVAILABLE. IT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD DISCUSS WITH PURCELL THE EXTENT TO WHICH ICM MIGHT BE PREPARED TO UNDERTAKE COUNSELLING WORK OF BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG. BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 23-24 AUGUST WASHINGTON TALKS IT WOULD BE MOST USEFUL IF WE COULD HAVE A STOCK OF EXAMPLES OF REPATRIATION
EXERCISES TO DRAW ON.
4. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY DESKBY 22083OZ, COPIED TO WASHINGTON.
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