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TO PRIORITY SINGAPORE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 28 OF 11 SEPTEMBER
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, F C 0, COPENHAGEN.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: ARNOLD MAERSK.
DANISH VESSEL ARNOLD MAERSK IS REPORTED TO HAVE RESCUED ABOUT 73 VIETNAMESE REFUSEESON 8 SEPTEMBER WHEN BOUND FOR SINGAPORE
AS FIRST PORT OF CALL. SINCE HONG KONG IS NEXT PORT OF CALL,
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE REFUGEES WERE IN FACT LANDED IN SINGAPORE.
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