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TELEGRAM NUMBER 558 OF 11 MAY
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RECEIVED IN FEGISTRY NO: 51
11 MAY 1979
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING, HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
64°
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 8 MAY 1979 :-
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
6,281
B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR
15,769
C. ON BOARD THE ''SKY LUCK''
2,662
24,512
D. TOTAL
2. 22,041 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE JANUARY, OF WHOM 14,276 CAME IN SMALL BOATS, AN INCREASE OF 1,804 ON 21 SMALL BOATS
SINCE 1 MAY,
3. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,020 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE
1 JANUARY.
4. THIS TELEGRAM SUPERSEDES MY PREVIOUS TELNO 546 OF 8 MAY 1979.
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