3. THERE IS SOME DISCREPENCY BETWEEN THESE FIGURES AND THOSE GIVEN IN A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON 12 OCTOBER. THIS ANNOUNCED THAT A TOTAL OF 75,211 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE FROM MALAYSIANCAMPS HAD SO FAR BEEN RESETTLED IN 22 COUNTRIES. OF THE REMAINING 45,421 HERE 9,265 WERE IN TRANSIT CAMP S AWAITING RESETTLEMENT. FROM JULY-SEPTEMBER A RECORD NUMBER OF
26,274 HAD LEFT THE COUNTRY.
HAWLEY
:
FILES
SEAD
EK & GD
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
UND
FED
EID
FUSD
OTD
IPD
NEWS D
PS
FS/LPS
FS/MR BLAKER FO/PUS
GUR A DUTT
NR CORTAZZI.
MR HORRAX
MR STRAATON
LORD IGIHOX
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