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TELEGRAM NUMBER 139 OF 20 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA WASHINGTON
PRIORITY OTTOWA HONG
KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON MODUK PEKING CANBERRA MANILA KUALA
LUMPUR SINGAPORE BANGKOK
INFO SAVING HANO!.
HUEY FONG : SITREP AS AT 201000Z.
1. POLICE HAVE REMAINED IN CONTROL OF THE SHIP.
NO INCIDENTS ON BOARD.
THERE HAVE BEEN
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A NUMBER OF FERRIES AND PONTOONS WERE MOORED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP BY 0900 HOURS (LOCAL). POLICE, PORT HEALTH, IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS WERE ESTABLISHED ON BOARD THESE CRAFT BY
1100 HOURS. THE FIRST REFUGEES WERE BROUGHT OFF THE SHIP FOR
PROCESSING AT 12.40.
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3. BY 1800 HOURS 372 REFUGEES HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF THE SHIP: OF
THESE, 163 HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ASHORE INTO DETENTION (SEE PARA 7 BELOW). THE BALANCE OF 289 WILL BE TAKEN ASHORE SOON. PROCESSING
HAS FINISHED FOR THE DAY AND WILL BE RESUMED AT ABOUT 8839 HOURS
TOMORROW.
4.
THE PORT HEALTH INSPECTION REVEALED LITTLE EVIDENCE OF
ILL-HEALTH; ONLY ONE OF THE REFUGEES TAKEN OFF TODAY HAD TO GO
TO HOSPITAL AND ONLY FIVE REQUIRED TREATMENT BY A DOCTOR, THE
REFUGEES HAVE BEEN WELL ORGANISED AND CO-OPERATIVE.
A COOKED MEAL WAS PROVIDED ON BOARD AT MIDDAY. ANOTHER HOT MEAL
HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR THIS EVENING.
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