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TELEGRAM NUMBER 884 OF 16 JUNE
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HANOI, SINGAPORE.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
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1. RELIABLE SOURCES INDICATE THAT A PANAMANIAN VESSEL OF 2,200 TONS IS DUE TO LEAVE VIETNAM ON 20 JUNE 1979, CAPABLE OF CARRYING ABOUTT 4,000 REFUGEES PROBABLY TO HONG KONG. THE VESSEL HAS BEEN OBSERVED. FOR SOME DAYS ABOUT 20 MILES DOWN STREAM FROM HO CHI MINH CITY BUT INFORMATION REGARDING DEPARTURE DATE HAS
ONLY JUST BEEN RECEIVED.
2. SEA VIEW LEFT HONG KONG FOR BANGKOK ON 7 MAY WITHOUT CARGO BUT DID NOT ARRIVE AT BANGKOK. THE CAPTAIN AND CREW WERE TAIWANESE WHEN IT LEFT HERE. THE SYNDICATE OPERATING THE SEA VIEW IS THOUGHT BE BE BASED IN HONG KONG AND POLICE ENQUIRIES ARE
CONTINUING LOCALLY.
MACLEHOSE
REPSTITION TO HANOI
Per Cape RA DWAMIHENTAL DIVISION, ROPIATED AS ELQVESTED
TO OTHER. POSTS
FILES SEAD
HK & GD
[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]
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SIR A DUFF SIR A PARSONS MR.CORTAZZI
MR. LEAIIY MR.MURRAY
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON
MR.WOODFIELD
MR.BURLEIGH
MR.HILLARY MR.BIRT
HOME OFFICE QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
HOME OFFICE LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON.
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