Viet Nam: Information on a north Vietnamese trade delegation which arrived in Edmonton, Alberta for the Klondike Trade Show on 12 July 1996, including a list of the members of that delegation, whether any members of the members "skipped out," and if so, names of those who defected
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VNM27024.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Viet Nam: Information on a north Vietnamese trade delegation which arrived in Edmonton, Alberta for the Klondike Trade Show on 12 July 1996, including a list of the members of that delegation, whether any members of the members "skipped out," and if so, names of those who defected, 1 June 1997, VNM27024.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abab0.html [accessed 10 October 2022] |
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For detailed information on the north Vietnamese trade delegation which arrived in Edmonton, Alberta for the Klondike Trade Show on 12 July 1996 and on the names of those who defected, please consult the attached documents:
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Calgary Herald. 24 July 1996. Lisa Dempster. "Defectors Hiding in City." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 July 1996. Paula Simons. "Nine More Vietnamese Consider Defecting." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 July 1996. Final Edition. Lisa Dempster. "Claim Could Take Months."
_____. 19 July 1996. Bruce Full and Lisa Dempster. "Vietnamese Offical Hiding in Calgary." (NEXIS)
_____. 18 July 1996. Paula Simons and Dene Moore. "More Vietnamese Ponder Defecting." (NEXIS)
_____. 17 July 1996. Paula Simons. "Delegate Defects from Trade Show." (NEXIS)
The Vancouver Sun. 19 July 1996. Paula Simons. "Vietnam Refugees Cool to Nation's Trade Show: The Communist Country's Bid to Woo Business in Alberta Recalls Painful Memories for Some." (NEXIS)
