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TELEGRAM NUMBER 323 OF 27 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON.
MY TELNO 316: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 27 FEBRUARY :
HKK Q43/1.
RECEIVED HAIRY NO.
27228 1979
DANK OF OKA
INDEX
No
PA
Action Taku
71.2
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE :
5,200.
B. IN DETENTION:
7,321.
2,639.
15,16%.
G. SKYLUCK :
D. TOTAL
2. OF THE 3,318 FROM THE HUEY FONG 2,070 HAVE SO FAR BEEN HANDED
OVER TO UNHCR.
3. SINCE 1 JANUARY 4,739 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED. TODAY THE FIRST BATCH OF 55 SUCH REFUGEES WHO CAME BY JUNK VIA CHINA HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM DETENTION AND MANDED OVER TO UNHCR,
4. ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO TURN AWAY SMALL BOATS, WHICH WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE HAVE COME HERE FROM CHINA (OR MACAU) RATHER THAN DIRECT FROM VIETNAM. SO FAR HOWEVER OUR EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN UNAVAILING.
5. UNHCR HAVE DESPATCHED 819 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE
1 JANUARY.
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STR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
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MR MURRAY
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