PRIORITY
GRS 110
EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 130435Z
UNCLASSIFIED
RECEN REGISTRY 153. 51
15 NOV1976
NKK 243/5 vol
186
TOP COPY
९
do action i
called for.
if
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 1142 OF 13 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK AND UKMIS GENEVA.
FOLLOWING FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION..
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ''GLORIOUS COUNTRY'*
GOLDEN EAGLE SHIPPING CO. 'GLORIOUS COUNTRY'' FLYING PANAMANIAN FLAG ARRIVED HERE 10 NOVEMBER FROM BANGKOK WITH 3 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON BOARD PICKED UP AT SEA EN-ROUTE FROM HONG KONG TO BANGKOK. THE THAI AUTHORITIES HAD REFUSED
PERMISSION TO LAND.
2. SAMPATKUMAR ON BEHALF OF UNHCR HAS GIVEN THE USUAL GUARANTEES AND THE REFUGEES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO LAND HERE TEMPORARILY PENDING SETTLEMENT OVERSEAS.
3. THE STATE OF PLAY ON THE REFUGEES FROM THE CLARA MAERSK AND OTHER VESSELS IS AS FOLLOWS
、;
таш
161u.
NO
LANDED
NO
SETTLED
·
ORIGINALLY
OVERSEAS
CREE
19
5
NO
REMAINING
IN H.K.
14
AVA
99
98
1
MEI ABETO
19
19
JUNK
7
7
LEIDERKERK
14
14
BUNGA TANJONG
11
11
GLORIOUS COUNTRY
3
3
/THERE HAS BEEN