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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 23 OCT 1979
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FM HONG KONG 231343Z OCT 79
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1479 OF 23 OCTOBER
YOUR TELNO 841: PQ ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG
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1. THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS FOR OCTOBER (TO THE 22ND) WAS 544.
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2. WE SUGGEST THE LAST LINE OF. THE REPLY BE AMENDED TO READ : "' THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 23 OCTOBER WAS 64,107.'' 1.E. DELETE AWAITING RESETTLEMENT'' SINCE A NUMBER OF REFUGEES HERE ARE SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN RESETTLED IN CHINA AND WE HOPE WILL BE RETURNED TO CHINA IN DUE COURSE.
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