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FM HONG KONG 110555Z SEP 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1266 OF 11 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA,
WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK.
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HANOI, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,
MY TELNO 1233: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1979:
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR
C. TOTAL
37,101
31,594
68,695
22
2. 72,593 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE
OF 1,608 SINCE 4 SEPTEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 13 SMALL
BOATS AND THE SAMOA.
3. UNHCR HAS SENT 9,572 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE
1 JANUARY 1979.
MACLEHOSE
1
FILES
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
N AM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS
PS/IPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR BULLARD
MR TERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
1!
BOAT PEOPLE
RR