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INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
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YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT AT A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON 30 OCTOBER I WAS ASKED BY THE PRESS WHETHER I COULD CONFIRM THE REPORT ON THE
BBC THAT AGREEMENT HAD BEEN REACHED WITH THE VIETNAMESE ON THE
REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. I REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:
''NO. THE SITUATION IS EXACTLY AS IT WAS WHEN I LAST TALKED TO ALL OF YOU, WHICH WAS THAT WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET IN PLACE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURNING PEOPLE TO VIETNAM. BUT THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT YET IN PLACE. IT REMAINS OUR OBJECTIVE BUT WE HAVE NOT YET
REACHED FULL AGREEMENT WITH THE VIETNAMESE
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