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TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1233 OF 4 SEPTEMBER
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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 1214: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1.
1628A
REFUGEES IN HONG KỌNG ON 4 SEPTEMBER 1979:
Ace 1676
A. UNDER UNHCR CARE
36,465
B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR
C. TOTAL
30,748 67,213
2. 70,985 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF
917 SINCE 28 AUGUST 1979 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 12 SMALL BOATS
AND THE ANNA MAERSK.
3. UNHCR HAS SENT 9,435 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY
1979.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SEAD
PS
IK & GD
UND
FED
NAM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
P3/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
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NEWS D MVD
MR FERGUSSON MR FRETVELL
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