Identifier
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02HANOI2394
2002-10-03 10:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:  

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE

Tags:  PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR 
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031008Z Oct 02

2002HANOI02394 - CONFIDENTIAL
 
 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7699
INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK IMMEDIATE 
HQINS WASHDC IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 002394 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PRM/A (LEWIS) AND EAP/BCLTV (STROTZ)
BANGKOK FOR INS (KAISER) AND RMA (ROCK)
HQINS FOR IAO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/07
TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE
- PROCESSING FOR BUI DON DUONG

REF: A. STATE 86409 B. HANOI 2392

C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 002394

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PRM/A (LEWIS) AND EAP/BCLTV (STROTZ)
BANGKOK FOR INS (KAISER) AND RMA (ROCK)
HQINS FOR IAO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/07
TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE
- PROCESSING FOR BUI DON DUONG

REF: A. STATE 86409 B. HANOI 2392


1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5
(D)


2. (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A INSTRUCTIONS, POST
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SEEKS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING FOR
VIETNAMESE NATIONAL BUI DON DUONG, DPOB 27 AUGUST 1957,
VIETNAM. THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT IS MARRIED TO VO,
SANH THI, DPOB 15 JANUARY 1964, VIETNAM. THEY HAVE TWO
CHILDREN: A DAUGHTER, BUI, LONG VO, DPOB 01 SEPTEMBER
1985, VIETNAM; AND, A 12 YEAR OLD SON WHOSE NAME AND
DETAILED BIODATA ARE NOT AT PRESENT AVAILABLE TO POST.
THE FAMILY WAS PREVIOUSLY THE BENEFICIARIES OF AN F-4
PETITION FILED BY BUI'S US CITIZEN SISTER -- BUI,
TRUONG THI -- BUT THE FILE (ODP1996243091) WAS CLOSED
AND PURGED IN 1999 DUE TO THE FAMILY'S FAILURE TO
PURSUE THE CASE.


3. (C) AS DESCRIBED AT LENGTH IN REF B, BUI HAS
RECENTLY FACED A SHRILL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM
PERSONALLY, MOSTLY FOR HIS ROLE IN THE US FILM "WE WERE
SOLDIERS" BUT ALSO FOR EARLIER ROLES IN INTERNATIONAL
FILMS "THREE SEASONS" AND "GREEN DRAGON." HE HAS BEEN
ACCUSED INFORMALLY OF "BETRAYING THE FATHERLAND," A
SERIOUS ACCUSATION IN VIETNAM, WHERE "PROTECTING
NATIONAL SOLIDARITY" IS A CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF
ALL CITIZENS. BUI'S PASSPORT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM HIM,
HE APPARENTLY HAS ALREADY BEEN BARRED FROM BEGINNING A
NEW FILM OVERSEAS IN NOVEMBER, AND THERE ARE EFFORTS TO
BAN HIM FROM ACTING -- HIS SOLE LIVELIHOOD -- FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. HE HAS BEEN HARASSED BY
NIGHTLY PHONE CALLS FROM SECURITY OFFICIALS, HAS BEEN
SUBJECT TO SURVEILLANCE WHEN HE LEAVES HIS HOME, AND
REPORTS INCREASING ISOLATION FROM HIS FORMER FRIENDS
AND NEIGHBORS. HE WAS QUESTIONED BY POLICE ON OCTOBER
2, AND HAS EXPRESSED FEAR OF IMMINENT DETENTION AND/OR
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ARREST, ALTHOUGH THE EXACT GROUNDS FOR ANY EVENTUAL
CHARGES HAVE NOT BEEN MADE CLEAR TO HIM OTHER THAN THE
ABOVE-MENTIONED REFERENCE. HE HAS BEEN CALLED A
"TRAITOR" IN STATE- AND/OR COMMUNIST PARTY-RUN
NEWSPAPERS.


4. (C) PLEASE ADVISE WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IF
ANY, IS NEEDED TO PROCEED WITH CONSIDERATION OF THIS
APPLICATION.
BURGHARDT

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