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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNTIL
UNDER FOI
EXEMPTION NO.3.8.
2.MAIDEEN WAS SCATHING ABOUT JNHCR FLIGHT ON 26 JUNE WHICH
TOOK 107 REFUGEES OUT OF HO CHI MINH CITY. EVIDENTLY UNHCR
BANGKOK PRESS RELEASE WAILED THIS AS FIRST FLIGHT OF NEW WHHCR
SCHEME FOR ORDERLY DEPARTURE OF REFUGEES. IT WAS IN FACT THE
FOURTH UNHCR FLIGHT THIS YEAR IN A SERIES OF SUCH FLIGHTS DATING
BACK TO 1976. ALL PASSENGERS WERE FAMILY REUNION CASES WHO HAD
LONG SINCE RECEIVED EXIT VISAS AND PERMISSION TO ENTER COUNTRIES
OF DESTINATION. VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT HAVE NOW HANDED TO UNHCR
REPRESENTATIV LISTS TOTALLING 2760 NAMES FOR NEW UNHCR PRO-
THESER
GRAMME. OF THESE, 735 PEOPLE ARE FOR HONG KONG. MAIDEEN'S
ANALYSIS OF HONG KONG NAMES HAS REVEALED THAT 96 HAVE ALREADY,
LEFT VIETNAM UNDER OUR OWN HONG KONG BELONGERS' SCHEME THREE
HAVE DIED (TWO IN 1977): TWO HAVE PERMISSION TO ENTER HONG
KONG BUT BECAUSE OF TAX PROBLEMS HAVE NOT YET OBTAINED EXIT
VISAS: THE REMATULNG 674 HAVE PROBABLY NO CLAIM AT ALL ON
HONG KONG AND APPLICATIONS FROM MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN REFUSED
IN THE PAST.
FCO PASS ALL,
MARGETSON
AS REQUESTED]
CREPEATED AS
ADDITIONAL DISTN.
BOAT PEOPLE
FILES
NEWS D
SEAD
M & VD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
N AM D
SAD
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR, HURD PS/MR. BLAKER PS/PUS
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