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INFO PRIORITY FCO
YRTELNO HK 25: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. STATISTICS ON THE VBPS WHO HAVE APPLIED TO RETURN TO VIETNAM, ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY UNHCR
529
B. NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS VALIDATED BY UNHCR AND
SUBMITTED TO VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES
329
C. FIRST BATCH OF RETURNS
(I) NUMBER APPROVED FOR RETURN
145
(II) NUMBER OF WITHDRAWALS
68
(III) NUMBER OF PERSON ACTUALLY RETURNED TO VIETNAM
75
D. SECOND BATCH OF RETURNS
(I)
NUMBER APPROVED FOR RETURN
116
(II) NUMBER OF KNOWN WITHDRAWALS
62
(III) NUMBER EXPECTED TO RETURN (AS AT 18 APRIL)
54
E. NUMBER OF VALIDATED APPLICATIONS BEING PROCESSED
IN VIETNAM (B MINUS C(I) MINUS D(I))
68
F. NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BEING VALIDATED BY UNHCR
(A MINUS B)
200
2. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ANALYSING THE BACKGROUND OF THE RECENT
ARRIVALS AND ARE EXPECTING THE RESULTS NEXT WEEK. A COPY OF THE
ANALYSIS WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY BAG WHEN READY.
3. WE SHALL BE SENDING TO YOU INFORMATION ON RECENT POLICE/MILITARY ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO VBP IN VIETNAM IN A SEPARATE TELEGRAM.
4. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING A CONTINUING
DIALOGUE WITH THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES ON BOAT PEOPLE MATTERS AND WILL ENSURE THAT YOU ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE ON RELEVANT INFORMATION IN
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