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CONFIDENTIAL #

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(b)

the

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Vietnamese

Government

will have to be

pressed to agree that they will accept all

non-refugees returned, be they voluntary,

acquiescent or resistant;

(c) it may be necessary to introduce an

amendment to the rules governing the

submission of representations to the review

boards

against

the

Director

of

Immigration's decision not to grant refugee

status. The present 28 day rule should be

shortened to 7 days if the rate of new

arrivals in the spring and early summer

made this necessary to avoid a backlog

building up in the detention centres;

(a)

although suitable

ships

identified,

negotiations

have been

for purchase or

lease are at an early stage.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

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The

with

reduction of the statutory period of appeals

view to swift repatriation of new arrivals would

require legislative amendment.

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