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SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED THE ABSENCE OF HIS LOG BOOKS, WHICH
THREE SUMMONS HE SAYS WERE THROWN COVER BOARD BY THE CREW.
FOR CONTRAVENING VARIOUS REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE SHIPPING · AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN SERVED ON HIM AND POLICE INTERROGATION IS CONTINUING.
4.
WE HAVE CONTACTED PORT AUTHORITIES IN BAJAR MASIN TO ASCERTAIN PRECISELY WHEN THE VESSEL LEFT PORT BUT NO REPLY HAS YET BEEN
RECEIVED.
5.
IT COULD BE, OF COURSE, THAT THE LATEST VOYAGE OF HIGH GLORY' WAS PERFECTLY INNOCENT BUT THE CONDITION OF THE VESSEL MAKES US
WE HAVE SUSPECT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO CONVEY REFUGEES. RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ABOUT A LARGE NUMBER WHO MAY HAVE BEEN DROPPED SOMEWHERE BY THE VESSEL. THE MOST LIKELY PLACE SEEMS TO BE ON PAL AWAN AND YOU MAY WISH TO ADVISE THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES OF OUR FEARS.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SEAD
EK & GO
URD
FED
EID
PUSD
OID
TPD
NEWS D
PS
PS/LRS
Repetition to
HANO!.......
referred for departmental decision,
repeated as requested to other posts
ADDICIONAL DISTRIPURION
BOAT PEOPLE
TS/MR BLAKER
DO/PUS
DER A DUET
MR CORBAZZI
FR MURPAT MR STRATTON
YORDG DEWOZ
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