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FM HONG KONG 162915Z MAY 79
TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 11 OF 16 MAY
INFO PRIORITY F C O, JAKARTA, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
AP HAVE REPORTED THAT UNHCR TABLED FIGURES AT JAKARTA SHOWING THAT REFUGEE ARRIVALS FROM 1975 TO 31 MARCH 1979 WERE 9838 OF WHOM 5100 WERE PERSONS STILL AWAITING SOLUTION,
2. THE ACTUAL FIGURES WERE 21,931 AND 17,252 RESPECTIVELY.
3. WE HAVE NOTED BEFORE, MY TELNO 7 OF 19 APRIL THAT UNHCR PUBLISH
INCORRECT FIGURES FOR HONG KONG.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HK & GD
PS
UND
PS/LPS
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
FUSD
OID
IPD
FS/MR HURD
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/FUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS ·
MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
NEWS D MVD
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH.
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