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TELEGRAM NUMBER 172 OF 20 FEBRUARY
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. WE ARE CONSCIOUS THAT IN THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING SITUATION OUR STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ARE FREQUENTLY OUT OF DATE.
2. SINCE WE NEED TO QUOTE THEM OFTERN WE THINK IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL IF THEY WERE REGULARLY BROUGHT UP TO DATE. BRAY SAYS
THAT HE WOULD ALSO FIND THIS USEFUL.
3. IF THEREFORE THESE FIGURES ARE READILY AVAILABLE, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET US HAVE EACH WEEK A RETURN OF THE
NUMBER OF THESE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG BROKEN DOWN BY METHOD OF ARRIVAL IE LARGE BOATS, BY NAME: SMALL BOATS, (A) DIRECT OR (D) INDIRECT VIA CHINA: AND BY OTHER MEANS, IE VIA LO WU. PLEASE DO NOT FEEL BOUND BY THESE CATEGORIES, IF OTHERES ARE MORE CONVENIENT THAT WILL BE FINE.
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4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THIS IS POSSIBLE AND IF SO IN WHAT FORM.
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