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In that

have to resume its role as examiners of the primary facts. role it has the duty to ascertain and evaluate all the relevant facts and use all the means at its disposal to produce the necessary evidence in support of the application.

This should be

My recent presence and

pursued earlier rather than later. increasing familiarity with Vietnam now afforded an opportunity for the obtaining of independent evidence that might support the claims

Such evidence might also be relevant to the of the applicants.

Administration's arguments upon whether the court should issue what is indisputably discretionary relief.

b.

In these circumstances,

1 was asked to visit the parents of

Madam DINH Thi Bich Chinh with a view to obtaining further information and evidence about the statements of fact made by Mr LE

Tu Phuong and Madam DỊNH Thị Bích Chính in connection with their

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asylum claim.

7.

The interview lasted

I paid a home visit to the parents of Dinh Thi Bích Chính ("Chinh") at 20 Nha Chung, Hanoi with our Embassy interpreter Mr Quang in the afternoon on 30 November 1992. for about one hour and I had to temporarily suspend the interview

1 paid a because of my some other commitments in the Embassy. second visit to the same premises on 2 December 1992 with another Embassy interpreter Mr Minh to continue the interview which took

On both occasions, Chinh's father Mr Dinh also about one hour. Xuan Quang ("Quang") was not at home and I therefore interviewed Chinh's mother Madam To Vinh Hang (“Hang") and younger brother Mr Dinh Xuan Son ("Son"), aged 26, in Quang's absence.

Bath Hang and

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