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BANGKOK TELNO 12 (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG

1. CONCOLATO (ASIA BUREAU, UNHCR) HAS CONFIRMED TUR. ARRANGEMENTS

DEPEND ON UNHCR HAVING

(A) SUFFICIENT RETURNEES FOR THE FLIGHT.

(B) FIRM PLEDGES OR FUNDS BY 10 JANUARY.,

(C) DATES OF VISIT BY VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS TO HONG KONG FOR STAMPING

PAPERS.

2. UNHCR ARE ONLY AWARE OF THE ACCEPTANCE BY VIETNAM OF THE 99 VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION CASES MENTIONED AT THE ODP CONSULTATIONS IN GENEVA IN DECEMBER. GRATEFUL IF HANOI ASCERTAIN WHETHER FURTHER BATCHES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR TRAVEL.

3. WE HAVE INFORMED UNHCR THAT WE SHALL MAKE AN ORAL PLEDGE ON 10 JANUARY (FCO TELNOS 1 AND 2), FOLLOWED BY A WRITTEN PLEDGE ON 11 JANUARY. THIS IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THE JAPANESE MISSION DELIVERED A PLEDGE LETTER TO UNHCR ON 6 JANUARY FOR 25 MILLION YEN CHONG KONG TELNO 4680) AND HAVE TOLD US THAT THEIR FOREIGN MINISTER WILL

OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU OF THIS CONTRIBUTION DURING YOUR MEETING IN LONDON ON 13 JANUARY. ACTUAL PAYMENT WILL BE MADE IN MARCH.

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