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BACK, ARE BOTH A RESULT OF THE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM TO RETURN CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF NON-VOLUNTEERS. THE LESSON IS OBVIOUS. A CONTINUED PROGRAMME FOR RETURNING THOSE FOUND NOT/NOT TO BE REFUGEES HAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT BOTH ON DEPARTURES FROM VIETNAM AND THE NUMBER OF THOSE VOLUNTEERING TO RETURN. FROM THIS IT FOLLOWS THAT MAINTAINING THE PROGRAMME IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. EXPERIENCE SHOWS HOW SENSITIVE IS THE GRAPEVINE, BOTH IN VIETNAM AND IN THE CAMPS HERE. ANY FALTERING IN THE PROGRAMME WILL NEGATE THE EXCELLENT EFFECT SO FAR OF THE AGREEMENT REACHED LAST OCTOBER.
6.
IT FOLLOWS TOO THAT WE GREATLY NEED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP FORWARD AND AGREE WITH THE VIETNAMESE A PROGRAMME FOR RETURNING THE OTHER CATEGORY OF NON-VOLUNTEERING NON-REFUGEES (I.E. ORP II). I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORT BEING PUT INTO THIS, INCLUDING A MINISTERIAL MESSAGE, AND VERY MUCH HOPE WE CAN PIN THE VIETNAMESE DOWN ON THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TET.
WILSON
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127
.VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
LIMITED
SEAD
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
ECD (E)
FINANCE D
FED
HKD
NAD
NEWS D
RMD
UND
EMAD/ODA
ADDITIONAL
8
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS IN HK
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
135
EAPD/ODA
HD/ECFAD/ODA
PS
PS/MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR AINSCOW
MR BONE
MR MUIR
MR BURNS
MR FREEMAN
MR KERBY
MR MANNING
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