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UKMIS GENEVA TELNO MISC 1 TO US: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: REPATRIATION
WE SHARE UNHCR'S CONCERN OVER THE USE OF A FERRY AS A DEPARTURE CENTRE FOR THE VOLUNTARY RETURNEES. THE FERRY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IF WE HAD HAD ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS A DEPARTURE CENTRE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
2. IN THE EVENT, WE DECIDED NOT TO USE THE FERRY AND OPTED INSTEAD FOR A LOGISTICALLY MORE DIFFICULT, BUT IN OTHER RESPECTS MORE ACCEPTABLE, ARRANGEMENT. THE VOLUNTEERS WILL NOW REMAIN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DETENTION CENTRES. THEY ARE BROUGHT OUT TO A CENTRALLY LOCATED DOCUMENTATION POINT (THE OLD MACAU FERRY TERMINAL) TO MEET THE VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND ARE RETURNED TO THE CENTRES AFTERWARD.
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IN THE ABSENCE OF SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION THIS RATHER FRAGMENTED METHOD OF HOUSING THE VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE TO BE USED UNTIL DEPARTURE FOR HANOI.
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