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TELEGRAM NUMBER 303 OF 1 AUGUST 1979
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INFO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND UKMIS GENEVA
MY TELNO 304:
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RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG
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ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, THE ITALIAN NAVAL EXPEDITION HAS NOW PICKED UP OVER 900 REFUGEES IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OFF THE MALAYSIAN COAST AND IS HEADING FOR HOME VIA SINGAPORE.
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2. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WE DOUBT WHETHER THE/ITALIANS WILL NOW WISH TO TAKE UP THE OFFER IN HONG KONG TELNO 973. NOR DOES IT SEEM LIKELY THAT ZAMBERLETTI AND RUGGIERO WILL VISIT HONG KONG
AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED (PARA 3 OF MY TUR) THOUGH THE ITALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL MAY HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.
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