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TOMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1494 OF 28 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON INFO PRIORITY PEKING, CANBERRA, HONG KONG
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HKK 243/1 RECEIVED IN REGISMY NO. 51 GOVERNMENT BLOE78
LONDON, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.
INFO SAVING HANOI.
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MIPT: HUEY FONG.
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''TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ROC TAIWAN, 27 DECEMBER.
M/V HUEY FONG REPORT.
ON OUR WAY FROM BANGKOK TO KAOHSIUNG WE RESCUED ABOUT 2700
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT 203 MILES OF VIETNAM OUT SEA FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR LIFES. WE INTEND TO CARRY THEM TO THE NEAREST PORT HONG KONG BUT WE WERE POINTED TO STAY ONE MILE OUT OF ISLAND PO TOI WAITING FOR DECISION. ACCORDING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THESE REFUGEES WOULD BE ACCEPTED IF RCC GOVERNMENT REFUSE THEM. REQUIRE
ROC FOREIGN OFFICE GIVE US DIRECTION TO REPLY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
PLEASE URGENTLY.
MASTER''
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
MACLEHOSE
FILES
PS/MR LUARD
UND
Psjpus
HKYGD
SIR A BUFF
SEAD
MO. CORTAZZI
FED
SAD
MR WEIR
MR MURRAYY
ELD
NIL STRATTON
PUSD
MR LEAHY
OID
IPD
NEWS.D
MVD PS
Coples TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
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