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FM HONG KONG 010415Z SEP 79
TO IMMEDIATE COPENHAGEN
TELNO.3 OF 1 SEPTEMBER,
INFO PRIORITY : F.C.O, UKMIS GENEVA,
1.
ROUTINE : WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : ''SAMOA''.
WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT THE DANISH-REGISTERED VESSEL,
''SAMO A'', OWNED BY THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, HAS RESCUED 25
REFUGEES AT @6.42 NORTH 104.32 EAST, IT IS DUE IN HONG KONG
AS FIRST PORT OF CALL ABOUT MIDNIGHT LOCAL ON 4 SEPTEMBER.
2. WE ARE CONTACTING THE DANISH CONSULATE-GENERAL AND WILL
PROPOSE THAT THESE REFUGEES BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY AS THOSE
ON THE **ANNA MAERSK'' (MY TELNO.2),
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