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• TELNO.669 CF 29 MAY,
INFO PEKING, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA.
1.
FOR ALLAN, 0.1.D.
INVOLVEMENT OF VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES IN REFUGEE EXODUS.
THE INFORMATION IN PARAS 3-7 HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM REFUGEES WHO HAVE ARRIVED HERE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THEIR ACCOUNTS ARE VERY SIMILAR AND WE HAVE NO REASON TO COUBT THEIR
VERACITY.
2.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT IF THE INFORMATION COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA (PARTICULARLY FROM COUNTRIES LIKE SWEDEN OR THE THIRD WORLD) AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE ON AN UNATTRIBUTABLE BASIS. UKMIS GENEVA MAY WISH TO CONVEY IT TO
THE UNHCR,
3.
ETHNIC CHINESE LIVING IN NORTH VIETNAM, OFTEN AFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF FAMILY RESIDENCE,,HAVE BEEN UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR. THIS PRESSURE HAS TAKEN
THE FOLLOWING FORMS:-
(A) HARRASSMENT BY PUBLIC SECURITY OFFICIALS, RESULTING AT TIMES IN IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT CAUSE AND LOOTING OF HOUSES: (B) ALL ETHNIC CHINESE WERE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY BY A CERTAIN
DATE OR BE SENT TO A NEW ECONOMIC ZONE''. IN EITHER CASE
THEIR PROPERTY WAS TO BE CONFISCATED:
C) THOSE SENT TO THE N,E,Z WOULD BE GIVEN LITTLE OR NO HELP IN ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES:
(D) ALL ETHNIC CHINESE WERE DISMISSED FROM GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, NOT ALLOWED TO WORK IN FACTORIES OR IN 15 OTHER
OCCUPATIONS AND FORBIDDEN TO CONDUCT PRIVATE BUSINESS:
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