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INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA, UKMIS GENEVA, BANGKOK, HANOI

JAKARTA TELNO 183: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG

1. PARA 3 OF TUR SUGGESTS THAT WE HAVE SAID THAT EARLY PROGRESS ON MANDATORY REPATRIATION WOULD NOT NECESSARILY DETER DEPARTURES FROM VIETNAM.

2. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE POINT MADE IN MY TELNO 1076 THERE REFERRED TO, WAS THAT, EVEN IF AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON MANDATORY REPATRIATION BUT DID NOT TAKE EFFECT IN TERMS OF INCREASED RETURNS TO VIETNAM UNTIL AFTER THIS YEAR, THERE MIGHT STILL BE A BENEFICIAL EFFECT IN DETERRING DEPARTURES.

3. WE HERE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MANDATORY REPATRIATION IF AND WHEN IT CAN BE PUT INTO PRACTICE WILL, REPEAT WILL, HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT DETERRENT EFFECT.

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