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TELEGRAM NUMBER 815 OF 19 JUNE, 1979,
DESS OFFICER
MISTRY
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Action Takun
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INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, BIS NEW YORK, CANBERRA, HANOI, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, JAKARTA, MANILA, SINGAPORE AND
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
FOR ALLEN, 0.1.D.
HUEY FONG TRIAL:
1. THERE WAS NO ROUND-UP ON 18 JUNE, BECAUSE IT IS PROVING
IMPRACTICAL TO PREPARE ONE EACH DAY. FROM NOW ON WE WILL SEND see (1177
SUMMARIES TO FIT IN WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL. FIRST SUMMARY (1236
UP TO END OF PROCEEDINGS ON 18 JUNE FOLLOWS:
2. A WELL DEFINED AND DETAILED PICTURE OF THE ROLE OF THE VIETNAM
GOVERNMENT AS TRAFFICKER IN REFUGEES HAS EMERGED FROM THE ''HUEY FONG TRIAL" WHICH IS NOW IN ITS THIRD WEEK OF HEARINGS AT THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT IN HONG KONG.
3. ACCORDING TO PROSECUTION EVIDENCE, THE VIETNAM AUTHORITIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY TAKEN THE LION'S SHARE'' OF THE PROFITS
FROM THIS TRAFFIC. IT IS ALSO CLEAR FROM THIS EVIDENCE THAT, SINCE LAST OCOTBER IF NOT EARLIER, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN PART ACTIVELY IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE TRADE, AND HAS FREQUENTLY PLAYED THE ROLE OF PACE-SETTER AND CO-ORDINATOR,
SHOWING DISTINCT IMPATIENCE WHEN ITS OVERSEAS CHINESE
CONTACTS APPEARED SLOW IN ARRANGING SHIPPING.
4. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INDICATIONS THAT THE VIETNAM AUTHORITIES
HAVE CONDUCTED THE TRAFFIC AT A SENIOR LEVEL WITHIN THEIR OWN
CADRES, THOUGH ALSO USING SHADOWY GC-BETWEENS IN THEIR DEALINGS
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RACKETEERS WHO LAID ON THE TRANSPORTATION.
5. THE COURT HAS BEEN TOLD THAT, WHEN THE CARGO SHIP HUEY FONG ARRIVED OFF THE VIETNAM COAST LAST DECEMBER TO PICK UP REFUGEES, IT WAS MET BY A LIAISON GROUP ABOARD A GUNBOAT:
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