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FM HONG KONG 178850Z JUL 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1021 OF 17 JULY
HKK 2431
RECEIVED ENGELY NO.
17 979
DESK OFFIC
no 1819.5
INFO PRIORITY HANOI, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA.
MY TELNO 1006: ''SEA VIEW''.
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1. THE SHIP HAS NOT REPLIED TO OUR ENQUIRIES AS TO ITS POSITION BUT THE FORMER AGENTS SAY THAT THE OWNERS IN TAIWAN HAVE INSTRUCTED IT TO PROCEED TO THE PORT OF KAO-SHIUNG IN SOUTHERN
TAIWAN,
1405.
see 14+27
2. THE AIR RECONNAISANCE MADE TODAY QUARTERED THE SEA AREA THROUGH WHICH THE SHIP WOULD BE SAILING IF IT WERE ON COURSE FOR
HONG KONG. THE SHIP WAS NOT SIGHTED.
3. WE BELIEVEN, THEREFORE, THAT WHAT WE DESCRIBED IN PARA & OF TUR AS AN OPTIMISTIC FORECAST IS NOW A REALISTIC ONE AND THAT ON THIS ACCASION WE SHALL BE SPARED ANOTHER BIG SHIP ARRIVAL. WHETHER THIS RESULTS FROM DIPLOMATIC ACTION PLUS PUBLICITY OR FROM THE IMMINENCE OF THE CONFERENCE IS A MATTER FOR
CONJECTURE.
MACLEHOSE
1427A
REPETITION TO HANDI, REFERALD FOR DEPARTMENTAL DEUSION
REPEATED AS REQUESTED W OTHEA POSTS.
FILES SEAD
HK & GD
UND
NEWS D M & VD PS PS/LPS
MR FERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
FED
EESD
NAM D
SAD
EID
PUSD OID IPD
PS/MR HURD PS/LR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR BULLARD
ADDITIONAL DISTN
BOAT PEOPLE
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