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FROM HONG KONG 121101Z MAR 79
TO PRIORITY F.C.O.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 356 OF 12 MARCH 1979
112.4 CORTA 22)
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON. AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT 3/
OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SITREP M.V. ''SKY LUCK''
1. DURING THE MORNING OF 11 MARCH A DEMONSTRATION WAS ARRANGED
BY SOME OF THE REFUGEES ON THE MV SKY LUCK. THIS TOOK THE FORM OF
150 OF THE YOUNGER MEN AND DOYS JUMPING OVER THE SIDE TO SWIM TO
LAMMA ISLAND ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY. 87 OF THEM WERE PICKED UP BY
POLICE LAUNCHES AND RETURNED TO THE VESSL BUT THE REMAINDER
REACHED THE ISLAND.
2. ALL BUT THREE VERE ROUNDED UP, TAKEN TO THE POLICE POST ON THE ISLAND AND RETURNED TO THE VISSEL. TWO OF THOSE TAKEN 10 THE POST
WERE CENT TO HOSPITAL SUSTERING FROM EXHAUSTION. A 15 YEAR OLD BOY MANAGED TO EVADE THE POLICC AND GLT TO KOWLOOM WHERE HE WAS
INTERVIEWED BY TVB. HE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SHIP TUMORROW AFTER
CQNUTATES. TWO OTHERS ART 111SSING.
3. THE DEMONSTRATION WAS STAGER IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE US TO
ALLOW THE ROTUGEES ASHORT.
4. THOSE ON BOARD ARE BEING DETAINED BECAUSE OF THE FXTASNE PRESSURE
ON ACCOMENDATION FOR FUPUGZES. THIS IS ACUTE. THE WUNDER OF
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4
REUCCES FAR VIRTUM 15 15,529 AND IN THE SHOUT TERM THERE TO
GREAT DIFFICULTY IN PLOVIDING MORE MICOLODATIC ASLORE THOUGHT
SAVE SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN APRIL. HOWEVER CY TIMB MORE
REFUGEES VILL HATE ARENVIO (730 HAVE ARRIVED IN THE LAST THLEE
DAY2). THIS UNDIRI, KES ME MUUTCSITY OF OL JARNEIG ADUETIONAL
THLEEN OFFINO FANT VILDA COUNTRICO ANO TO 10 30 AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
1...
A. THE EXEUNTIV 8,
COINSIL TRHEL DE CONDIGNING THE IMPLICATIONS
ان
OF A POSCIVC ConstruTS PROGRAMME FOR LAART TOWAROW BUT THIS
IS LEVITMAY ANTOWN PA SOLUTIO/ OR THE PATYASUN OF
ACCIFPERATION TO A FOOT MARANI.