HKK 243

RECEIVED IN 200Y NO. 51

2

CRS 68

UNCLASSIFIED

FM OTTAWA 012046Z OCT 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 464 OF 1 OCTOBER

INFO HONG KONG

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YOUR TELNO 157 TO HANOI: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

INDEX

THE CANADIANS CONCUR THAT WHILE THE RATE OF EXODUS NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE OFFICIALLY ORCHESTRATED, THE NUMBERS LEAVING APPEAR TO BE INCREASING WITH THE ACQUIESCENCE AND POSSIBLY THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF OFFICIALS AT LOCAL LEVEL. THEY BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF DEPARTURES IN SEPTEMBER MAY BE UP TO 13800.

FORD

!

:

FILES

SEAD

MC & GD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

UND

FED

EID

PUSD

OID

IFD

NEWS D

PS

PS/LDS

PS/MR BLAKER

PL/TUS

SIR A DUFF

MR COPBAZZI

HR MURRAY

MA SEPARTOU

LORD NG TENNOX

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