GRS 175
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FM KUALA LUMPUR 1106452 SEPT
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 331 GRK11 SEPTEMBER
INFLSPRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR COVERMOR)
INFO UKMIS GENEVA, UKMIS NEW YORK, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, MANILA, PEKINLEHKD HANOI
REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM IN MALAYSIA
1. UNHCR FIGURES AS AT 31 AUGUST ARE
AUGUST ARRĪVALS
AUGUST DEPARTURES
CASELOAD
154 8,464
55,975
2. AUGUST DEPARTURES (CUMULATIVE IN BRACKETS):
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
FRANCE
USA
UK
796 (11,648)
575 (5,397)
379 (2,885) 5,311 (37,182) 33 (181).
3. COMMENT, FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH DEPARTURES EXCEED
ARRIVALS, THE MALAYSIANS ALLOWED 2854 REFUGEES ON BEACHES TO ENTER
CAMPS, MCNAMARA NEW UNHCR ASSISTANT REPRESENTATIVE (PREVIOUSLY IN
LONDON) HAS TOLD US IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THAT UNCHR HAVE PERSUADED
MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW 2 OR 3 BOATLOADS OF REFUGEES TO LAND
AND ENTER CAMPS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. UNHCR BELIEVE MALAYSIANS MAY DE RELAXING THEIR POLICY IN VIEW OF INCREASED DEPARTURES BUT THIS
WILL NOT REPEAT NOT BE PUBLICISED.
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