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FM HONG KONG 241055Z JAN 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 169 OF 24 JANUARY
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, MANILA HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, OTTAWA,
MY TELNO 163 (NOT TO ALL) HUEY FONG,
1. POLICE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONTINUING, WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE
POSSIBLE TO PIN ON THE MASTER AND SOME OTHERS A CONSPIRACY CHARGE IN ADDITION TO CHARGES UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION,
2. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT THE HUEY FONG ALMOST
CERTAINLY PICKED UP ITS PASSENGERS AT A PRE-ARRANGED RENDEZVOUS
NEAR A SANDBANK 60 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF VUNG TAO, VIETNAM, INCIDENTALLY, POLICE HAVE SO FAR FOUND HK DOLLARS 1.5 MILLION IN
GOLD HELD BY THREE FAMILIES ON BOARD.
3. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP THE PASSENGERS UNDER CLOSE CONTROL,
AND THEREFORE UNDER DETENTION, UNTIL THE POLICE ENQUIRIES ARE COMPLETED, WE ESTIMATE THIS WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS. OUR PRESENT PLANS ARE THEN TO HAND THE PASSENGERS OVER TO THE CARE
OF UNHCR, THERE MAY OF COURSE BE SOME CASES WHERE WE WILL
HAVE TO HOLD PEOPLE FOR LONGER.
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