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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 315 OF 23 MAY 1979
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA SINGAPORE WASHINGTON
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BANK LINE HAVE TOLD US THAT THEIR UK REGISTERED VESSEL, MV ROACHBANK, RESCUED 293 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES THIS MORNING FROM VESSEL NUMBER THK 036 IN DISTRESS AT SEA. THE ROACHBANK IS EN ROUTE FROM SINGAPORE TO ITS NEXT SCHEDULED PORT, KAOHSIUNG IN TAIWAN, ETA 1000 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 25 AFTER KAOHSIUNG, THE VESSEL IS SCHEDULED TO CALL AT KEELONG IN TAIWAN, THEN HONG KONG AND PUSAN IN KOREA.
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2. MINISTERS ARE HAVING TO LOOK AT THE TWO CASES TOGETHER, WHICH WILL I FEAR DELAY A REPLY TO YOU ON THE SIBONGA CASE.
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