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- 5 MAY 1975
NICK 18/25
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 138 OF 2 MAY AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
1. MAERSK MCKINNEY MCELLER, OWNER OF THE MAERSK SHIPPING LINE HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF HIS SHIPS, THE 'CLARA MAERSK** HAS PICKED UP 3000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM A SINKING SHIP THE *TRUONGXUAN CALL SIGN XVLX. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT A
POINT APPROXIMATELY 8 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH, 107 DEGREES 92 MINUTES EAST.
2. THE CLARA MAERSK, NORMALLY ONLY EQUIPPED TO ACCOMMODATE 30 PERSONNEL, IS BOUND FOR HONG KONG, ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 4 MAY AT 1800 LOCAL TIME.
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