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US FULLY ON HIS TALKS IN HANOI (AS ABOVE). SOME BREAKTHROUGH ON THE ISSUE OF RETURNS WAS ESSENTIAL AND HE HOPED THAT THE UK/HONG KONG COULD FIND A WAY TO RETURNING GREY AREA CASES, IN ADVANCE OF SC4, PROVISIONALLY SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF JUNE, WITHOUT INSISTING ON VIETNAMESE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT POSSIBLE MINIMAL USE OF FORCE.
COMMENT
7. IT IS UNCLEAR AT THIS STAGE TO WHAT EXTENT UNHCR WOULD OPERATE COMPLICITLY WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ON HANDLING GREY AREA CASES. IT IS, HOWEVER, A CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE THAT THEY SHOULD SUGGEST MIXING DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF RETURNS ON A VOLUNTARY RETURN FLIGHT. IF WE COULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO WORK WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES IN IDENTIFYING GREY AREA CASES, AND ACCOMMODATE THEM ALONGSIDE VOLUNTEERS BEFORE A RETURN FLIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. WE SHALL EXPLORE THIS ASPECT FURTHER WITH
VIEIRA DE MELLO.
SANKEY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
68
VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
NAD
NEWS D
ADDITIONAL
6
DISTRIBUTION
74
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MR BURNS
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
MR REEVES CABINET OFFICE
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE PRESS OFFICE NO 10 NNNN
SIR P CRADOCK NO 10
MR HOWARD, SEC (O) (C) MODUK MR GRIFFITHS FINANCE D
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