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BASIS. WE BELIEVED IT WOULD SEND THE RIGHT SIGNAL TO THOSE IN THE CAMPS, AND THUS HELP TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. ONCE THE SCHEME WAS UNDER WAY ON A TRIAL, BASIS WE WOULD REVIEW THE POSITION ON REINTEGRATION. THE START OF ORPII WOULD ALSO HELP TO OVERCOME THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS WE WERE FACING WITH DEPORTING VIETNAMESE CRIMINALS. VU KHOAN AGREED.
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AS WITH LAST SEPTEMBER'S TALKS, VU KHOAN PRODUCED THIS DECISION ON ORPII AS SOMETHING OF A ''RABBIT OUT OF A HAT''. HE SEEMED FIRM IN HIS OWN MIND THAT THE VIETNAMESE NOW WANTED TO GO TO THE NEXT STAGE. HE WAS ADAMANT THAT THERE WAS NO/NO LINKAGE BETWEEN THE TRIAL SCHEME AND CASH FROM HONG KONG.
7. WHAT VU KHOAN SAID IS ENCOURAGING: WE NOW NEED TO SEE WHETHER IT CAN BE TURNED INTO PRACTICAL PROGRESS. I BELIEVE WE MUST NOW SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY VU KHOAN'S REMARKS HAS PROVIDED. I RECOMMEND THAT HMA HANOI BE AUTHORISED TO MAKE AN EARLY APPROACH TO THE VIETNAMESE TO FINALISE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AS MANY TRIAL FLIGHTS UNDER ORPII AS HE CAN ARRANGE. WE SHOULD GO FOR A MINIMUM OF 3. THE LIST OF ORPII CANDIDATES FROM NEI KWU CHAU CAMP, ALREADY SENT TO HANOI IN LATE FEBRUARY, CAN PROVIDE A BASIS FOR STARTING OFF THE SCHEME.
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