Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05KATHMANDU2728
2005-12-06 10:24:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kathmandu
Cable title:
EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 002728
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SA/INS, PRM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF NP
SUBJECT: EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
REF: KATHMANDU 2633
Classified By: Charge Elisabeth Millard. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
Home Secretary and Foreign Minister Promise to Look Into the
Matter
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 002728
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SA/INS, PRM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF NP
SUBJECT: EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
REF: KATHMANDU 2633
Classified By: Charge Elisabeth Millard. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
Home Secretary and Foreign Minister Promise to Look Into the
Matter
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1. (C) On December 5, the Charge spoke with the Foreign
Minister and the following day with the Home Secretary to
urge His Majesty's Government of NEPAL (HMGN) to resume
normal transit of Tibetan refugees (reftel),flagging the
severe overcrowding at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC).
In both cases, the officials responded that they would look
into the matter. The NEPAL office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continued to encourage HMGN
to issue exit permits for Tibetans transiting to India.
UNHCR reported that the Indian Embassy had agreed to increase
processing to 20 Tibetan refugees a day. However, the Indian
Embassy could not begin processing more refugees until HMGN
resumed issuance of exit permits.
Fines Paid for 18 Tibetans
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2. (C) The Department of Immigration planned to release into
UNHCR custody 18 Tibetans arrested on November 28, after a
donor from the Netherlands paid a fine of 115 USD for each
individual (reftel) on December 2. UNHCR was looking at
temporarily renting space in other buildings to ease
overcrowding at the TRC.
Comment
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3. (C) The Embassy will continue to press HMGN to issue exit
permits to processed refugees to ease the severe overcrowding
at TRC.
MILLARD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SA/INS, PRM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF NP
SUBJECT: EMBASSY RAISES TIBETAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
REF: KATHMANDU 2633
Classified By: Charge Elisabeth Millard. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
Home Secretary and Foreign Minister Promise to Look Into the
Matter
--------------
1. (C) On December 5, the Charge spoke with the Foreign
Minister and the following day with the Home Secretary to
urge His Majesty's Government of NEPAL (HMGN) to resume
normal transit of Tibetan refugees (reftel),flagging the
severe overcrowding at the Tibetan Reception Center (TRC).
In both cases, the officials responded that they would look
into the matter. The NEPAL office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continued to encourage HMGN
to issue exit permits for Tibetans transiting to India.
UNHCR reported that the Indian Embassy had agreed to increase
processing to 20 Tibetan refugees a day. However, the Indian
Embassy could not begin processing more refugees until HMGN
resumed issuance of exit permits.
Fines Paid for 18 Tibetans
--------------
2. (C) The Department of Immigration planned to release into
UNHCR custody 18 Tibetans arrested on November 28, after a
donor from the Netherlands paid a fine of 115 USD for each
individual (reftel) on December 2. UNHCR was looking at
temporarily renting space in other buildings to ease
overcrowding at the TRC.
Comment
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3. (C) The Embassy will continue to press HMGN to issue exit
permits to processed refugees to ease the severe overcrowding
at TRC.
MILLARD