CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1072
OF 15094OZ APRIL 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE
HANOI
CONFIDENTIAL
HKA 020
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKREP BRUSSELS
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104435 MDADAN 6022
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Dr Hortach
HANOI TELNO 237 AND FCO TELNO 130: VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS: ORP II.
THE OUTLINE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN FIRST TUR LOOKS ON THE
RIGHT LINES TO US. THREE POINTS ARISE:
(A) VOLUNTEERS.
WE MUST AVOID THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD OVER ORP I FLIGHTS, WITH UNCERTAINTIES ARISING OVER THE NUMBERS TO BE CARRIED BECAUSE A LATE OPTION IS AVAILABLE TO JOIN A UNHCR FLIGHT. WE SUGGEST THAT ONCE ORP II IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN A PARTICULAR CAMP, THOSE IN THE CAMP ARE TOLD THEY MAY JOIN THE UNHCR SCHEME OR
AWAIT REMOVAL UNDER ORP: THAT ALL THEIR NAMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CLEARANCE IN HANOI ('LIST A'): AND THAT WHEN WE
SUBMIT TO THE VIETNAMESE THE 14 DAY LIST FOR A PARTICULAR FLIGHT ('LIST C'), IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR ANYONE ON THAT PARTICULAR LIST TO OPT FOR THE UNHCR SCHEME. IF THEY VOLUNTEER, THEY GO ON THE ORP FLIGHT (AS A VOLUNTEER) REGARDLESS.
(B) DOCUMENTS ETC.
WE AGREE THAT WE SHOULD AVOID ANY PUBLIC SUGGESTION THAT THIS IS A TRIAL SCHEME. IF A FORM OF WORDS IS NEEDED FOR THIS, THEN IT MIGHT BE THAT BOTH SIDES WILL REVIEW PROGRESS AT A POINT
IN THE FUTURE. IDEALLY WE SHOULD PRESUMABLY AIM AT GETTING VIETNAMESE SIGNATURE TO A MODALITIES DOCUMENT NOW, WITH THE REVIEW FORMULA AS MERELY AN ORAL 'GLOSS' TO THE AGREEMENT. BUT WE APPRECIATE THIS MAY BE MORE THAN CAN BE ACHIEVED AT THIS STAGE.
(C) LISTS.
WE THINK IT WOULD DO NO/NO HARM TO HAVE MORE LISTS READY IN
HANOI AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE NOW PREPARING A LIST OF ALL
THOSE NON-REFUGEES IN NEI KWU CHAU WHO WERE NOT/NOT IN OUR FIRST LIST (I.E. A BALANCE OF ABOUT 300 NAMES ALL SOUTHERNERS) TO SEND
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