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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.1473 OF 22 DECEMBER,
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA,
HKK 243/1
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PRIORITY: WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR,
SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, HANOI, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO.1458 : HUEY FONG,
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED A FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE HUEY FONG AT
1239 TODAY, THE FOLLOWING ARE MAIN POINTS:
WE ARE ON WAY TO HONG KONG, POSITION 19 DEGS 50 MINS NORTH
113 DEGS 37 MINS EAST (1.E 145 MILES, OR TWELVE HOURS SAILING
TIME, FROM HONG KONG). GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITION OF REFUGEES
VERY BAD. 232 CHILDREN AND 96 OLD PEOPLE VERY SICK OTHERS
VERY WEAK. SHIP'S FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINE EXHAUSTED.
PERMISSION TO SAIL INTO HONG KONG AND DISCHARGE REFUGEES.
ALSO REQUEST HELP OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANISATION,
REQUEST
THE SHIP HAS CLEARLY IGNORED OUR PREVIOUS MESSAGE (PARA.4 OF MY TEL UNDER REF). IT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY TRY TO ENTER
HONG KONG TO LAND REFUGEES HERE.WE INTEND TO PREVENT THIS IF
WE CAN, WHILE PROVIDING MEDICAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IF THERE IS
A GENUINE URGENT NEED.
3. WE HAVE SENT THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO THE SHIP AT 1240 TODAY:-
''WE REPEAT THAT YOU WILL NOT REPEAT NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER HONG KONG, SINCE IT IS NOT YOUR SCHEDULED NEXT PORT OF CALL. YOU SHOULD NOW PROCEED TO YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED PORT OF CALL WHICH YOU HAVE STATED TO BE KAOHSIUNG. PLEASE STATE YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINE, YOUR REPLY IS REQUIRED BY 6609 HOURS CMT TODAY.''
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