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Account of the internal meeting on Scouting in Vietnam
(New NGO. Article XVIII.4.5)
World Scout Bureau
Tuesday 18 May 2004
Participants:
Eduardo Missoni
Jean Cassaigneau
Malek Gabr
Luc Panissod
Special guests for consultation:
Vinh Dao, former chairman of the “Comité Central International du Scoutisme Vietnamien”
Mario Sica, former Italian ambassador in Vietnam, member of AGESCI
Nguyen Minh Hien (Mrs), Chief commissioner of the Association of Scouts and Guides of Vietnam in France, associated with the Federation of French Scouting
Gia Binh Lafouasse, member of the “Comité Central International du Scoutisme Vietnamien”
Objective of the meeting:
1. To review (internally) the situation of Scouting in Vietnam.
2. To establish a WSB plan of action for the possible reestablishment of the Movement in this
country.
Conclusions:
The World Scout Bureau,
1. thanks Jacques Moreillon, former Secretary General of WOSM, for the detailed file of information that he compiled before his departure, which has served as a reference document for this meeting,
2. thanks Vinh Dao and Mario Sica for the comprehensive report of the history of Vietmanese Scouting,
3. notes with satisfaction the implementation, by the Vietnamese Scouts abroad, of the contents of Resolution 8/96 adopted by the World Scout Conference (Oslo, 1006), which specifically calls for their integration into the National Scout Organizations in the countries in which they hold nationality.
With reference to the revival of Scouting in Vietnam:
1. The WSB takes note with satisfaction of the main content of the new legislation for the new associations in Vietnam, notably decree 88 of 30 July 2003, and also of the administrative circular sent out by the Minister of the Interior on 15 January 2004.
2. The WSB observes however that in order to ensure that all of the conditions required by WOSM are fulfilled and Scouting in Vietnam is recognised, it is necessary to proceed with prudence and in stages.
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3. The Secretary General of WOSM therefore decides to move ahead according to the following two stages:
• Before the end of July, if possible, an audience will be arranged with the head of the permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva, to discuss the content of the new legislation mentioned above and obtain its confirmation to establish the availability of assistance that can be provided by the WSB with regards to the revival of a National Scout Organization in this country. During this audience, emphasis will be placed on the objectives, principles and methods of contemporary Scouting as defined in the WOSM constitution,
• Before the end of November, if possible, depending on the outcomes of the audience with the Vietnamese representatives, an introductory visit for information will be arranged for the WSB at Hanoi and then at Ho Chi Minh City to meet the national provincial and local authorities, as well as the Scout groups that are currently active.
With reference to the participation of Vietnamese Scouts at WOSM events:
1. The Secretary General observed that Scouts of Vietnamese origin who are members of one or another of the National Scout Organizations of WOSM, can participate at the official WOSM events as part of the delegation or contingent of the NGO to which they belong.
2. The Secretary General noted that only NGO members of WOSM can participate in official world and regional events.
With reference to the specific case of Rev. Nguyen Quang Minh:
The WSB thanks Vinh Dao for the file, and noted that the inputs completed those established by Jacques Moreillon. The WSB confirmed that the informal position of "Honorary Correspondent" granted to Rev. Nguyen Quang Minh by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office in 1991 has been annulled by letters from the Secretary General on 6 May 1992 and the Regional Director on 31 May 1992.
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