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MDLOAN 6508
MCLAREN EXPRESSED SCEPTICISM: THE PUBLICITY GIVEN TO THE RETURN HAD BEEN DUE TO THE VIETNAMESE LEAKING THE DATE TO THE PRESS.
12. WENSLEY SAID THERE WAS AUSTRALIAN CONCERN OVER THE RESUMPTION OF DIRECT BILATERAL AID TO VIETNAM. AUSTRALIA GAVE ABOUT DOLLARS 6 MILLION A YEAR THROUGH NGOS AND MULTILATERAL AGENCIES. NO DIRECT AID WAS GIVEN. MCLAREN SAID THAT WE WERE PREPARED TO USE AID ON A CARROT TO GET THE VIETNAMESE TO BE MORE COOPERATIVE OVER BOAT PEOPLE. BUT WE WERE AT THIS STAGE TALKING ONLY ABOUT JOINT FUNDING OF NGO SCHEME, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND FUNDS TO IMPROVE RECEPTION FACILITIES FOR RETURNEES.
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MR GILLMORE
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