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FM UKMIS GENEVA 1616152 MAY 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 08 OF 16 MAY 1972
INFO PRIORITY FCO, JAKARTA, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE.
INFO SAVING WASHINGTON.
665
YOUR TELNO 11: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. WE HAVE TAKEN UP WITH UNHCR THE DISCREPENCY BETWEEN THEIR FIGURES .
AND YOURS. THEIRS COME FROM THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG WHO CLEARLY DEFINES QUOTE REFUGEES UNQUOTE IN A MORE RESTRICTIVE WAY THAN WE DO. HOWEVER, THE FIGURES HE HAS SENT TO GENEVA FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 33 APRIL FOR THE FIRST TIME INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE STATING QUOTE NOT INCLUDING 13,714 IN HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CAMPS UNQUOTE. WE HAVE URGED UNHCR STATISTICS OFFICE HERE TO PUBLISH SUCH
FOOTNOTES IN FUTURE AND YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ENCOURAGE RASANAYAGAN
TO CONTINUE INCLUDING THEM. HIS MAIN FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 33 APRIL ARE TOTAL ARRIVALS OF 11,295 OF WHOM 5,864 WERE STILL AWAITING SOLUTION. ALL UNHCR FIGURES REFER TO VIETNAMESE BOAT
PEOPLE.
2. WE CONTINUE TO PASS TO UNHCR YOUR WEEKLY FIGURES IN TELEGRAMS
SUCH AS YOUR 558 TO FCO OF. 11 MAY
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO WASHINGTON
MURRAY
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
FILES
HK & GD
PS
UND
PS/LPS
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH .
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
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