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TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 920 OF 4 JULY
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INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, BANGKOK, JAKARTA, MANILA,
KUALA LUMPUR.
VMY TELNO 901: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: SUSPECT VESSEL.
1. OUR MARINE DEPARTMENT HAVE NOW LEARNT FROM THEIR PANAMANIAN 1253)
OPPOSITE NUMBERS THAT NO SHIP WITH THE NAME 'MIN HAT NO. 177
IS REGISTERED AS PANAMANIAN, CONSEQUENTLY THEY CANNOT GIVE ANY
INFORMATION ON OWNERS OR AGENTS.
2. THIS REINFORCES THE STRONG SUSPICIONS SURROUNDING THE
VESSEL.
MACLEHOSE
FILES SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D M & VD
PS PS/LPS
PS/MR. HURD PS/MR.BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS MR.CORTAZZI
MR.MURRAY MR. STRATTON
ADDITIONAL DISTN,
BOAT PEOPLE
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