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TELEGRAM NUMBER 418 OF 27 MARCH
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO 394: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
4.94
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 27 MARCH
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
B. IN DETENTION
C. ON BOARD THE SKYLUCK
5,184
8,356
2,657
16,197
D. TOTAL
pee (519
2. THE BODY OF THE MISSING REFUGEE WAS FOUND WASHED UP ON LAMMA ISLAND ON 24 MARCH. SINCE THEN ANOTHER BIRTH HAS BEEN RECORDED.
3. OF THE 3,318 FROM THE HUEY FONG 2,738 HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER
TO UNHCR,
4. 6,654 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY,
127 SUCH REFUGEES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO UNHCR SINCE MY LAST
TELEGRAM,
5. UNHCR HAS SENT 1,386 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE
1 JANUARY.
CATER
ALSO SENT BY BAG TO UKMISGENEVA WASHINGTON AND PEKING
FILES
HK & GD
PS
UND
SEAD
FED
SAD
PS/LORD GORONWY
PS/MR LUARD
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
ROBERTS
MR BURLEIGH
EID (E)
FUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUTF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON
LONDON