GRS 103
PRIORITY
EN CLAIR
RACKETAN FR 51
21 OCT 1976
FM HONG KONG 2009OCZ LK 243) SX1
UNCLASSIFIED
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 1853 OF 20 OCTOBER
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INFO WASHINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, TOKYO AND UKMIS GENEVA.
FOLLOWING FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ''BUNGA TANJONG''.
MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION SHIP
TANJONG' FLYING MALAYSIAN FLAG ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT FROM JAPAN WITH 11 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON BOARD PICKED UP AT SEA
ON 3RD OCTOBER.
BUNGA
2. DESPITE JAPANESE REFUSAL TO ALLOW THE REFUGEES TO LAND FOLLOWING MALAYSIAN UNWILLINGNESS TO GIVE ANY ASSURANCES WE
HAVE DECIDED IN THIS CASE IN VIEW OF SMALL NUMBER TO MEET THE UNHCR REQUEST TO ALLOW THEM TO LAND HERE. SAMPATKUMAR ON BEHALF OF UNHCR HAS GIVEN THE USUAL GUARANTEES.
3. ALL THE REFUGEES HAVE INDICATED THEY WISH TO BE SETTLED IN THE U.S.A. AND THE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
4. THE CURRENT POSITION REGARDING THE REFUGEES FROM THE 'AVA''
ETC. IS AS FOLLOWS:-
/ NO. LANDED