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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI
TELNO 17
OF 1114OOZ JANUARY 90
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30 JAN1990
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME
1. IN CONSIDERING HOW BEST TO TRY TO DETER A FURTHER INFLUX DURING THE 1990 SAILING SEASON, IT HAS OCCURRED TO US THAT THE EXPANDING ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME MAY IN A PERVERSE WAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE OUTFLOW OF CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES. THE FACT THAT LARGE NUMBERS OF VIETNAMESE ARE NOW LEAVING BY THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAMME MAY BE LEADING PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH LEAVING BY OTHER MEANS BUT ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULT (IE EVENTUAL RESETTLEMENT).
2. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS. WE ARE CONSIDERING RAISING THIS ISSUE AT SC3(2) AND WHETHER IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THERE TO BE VERY CLEAR PUBLICITY IN VIETNAM ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEPARTURES UNDER THE OPD AND CLANDESTINE DEPARTURES (IE WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO VIETNAM TO ENSURE THAT ITS POPULATION FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT ONE WAS PERMISSIBLE WHILE THE OTHER LEAD NOWHERE).
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