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FM HONG KONG 298932Z AUG 79
HKK 243
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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.1219 OF 29 AUGUST,
INFO IMMEDIATE: COPENHAGEN
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PRIORITY : WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA,
ROUTINE : HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : 'ANNA MAERSK'.
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AT 1624 TODAY, THE HONG KONG MARINE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE DANISH CONTAINER SHIP' 'ANNA MAERSK REPORTING THE RESCUE OF SIXTY FIVE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT POSITION 06.05 NORTH
AND 107.01 EAST, APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES DUE SOUTH OF THE MEKONG DELTA, THE VESSEL CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO EFFECT THE RESCUE BY A US NAVY PATROL PLANE NO.LA689.
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*ANNA MAERSK' IS BOUND FOR HONG KONG AS FIRST PORT OF CALL AND IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE HERE AT 1200 LOCAL ON 31 AUGUST.
3. WE WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE VESSEL UNTIL SHE IS MUCH CLOSER TO HONG KONG, BUT AT PRESENT WE INTEND TO REQUEST HER ON ARRIVAL TO ANCHOR IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS TWO MILES SOUTH OF PO TOI ISLAND FOR INVESTIGATION BY FOLICE, IMMIGRATION AND MARINE
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