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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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INFO IMMEDIATE: HANOI, UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON,
PRIORITY : PEKING.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : 'M.S HUEY, FONG'.
1. THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER OF A PANAMANIAN REGISTERED VESSEL NAMED THE 'HUEY FONG' THAT SHE
HAS ''PICKED UP ABOUT 2,000 ''REFUGEES'' OFF THE COAST OF
VIETNAM AT 1600 ON 17 DECEMBER. THE MASTER HAS REQUESTED
PERMISSION TO ENTER HONG KONG IN THREE TO FOUR DAYS TIME.
2. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT YET CLEAR AND WE ARE TRYING TO
OBTAIN FURTHER DETAILS AS TO WHETHER, FOR INSTANCE, HONG KONG
WAS THE INTENDED FIRST PORT OF CALL.
3. WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED.
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