1903
UNCLASSIFIED
1912
GRS 185
UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO 1417302 DECEMBER 79
TO IMMEDIATE JAKARTA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 265 OF 14 DEC 79
НКК
2431
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
17 DEC 1979
DESK OFFICER INDEX
7
13479 - 1
REPEATED TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, MANILA, HONG KONG, UKMIS NEW YORK, UKMIS GENEVA
SAVING TO HANOI, ERC POSTS, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, WELLINGTON,
WASHINGTON, MADRID, PEKING, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, OSLO, TOKYO,
See 192
BUENOS AIRES, HELSINKI, BRASILIA, ATHENS, REYKJAVIK, TEL AVIV,
SEOUL, VIENNA
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 480 (NOT TO ALL)
INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES
1.
UNHCR HAVE ACCESS TO FIRST HAND STATISTICS THROUGH THEIR
LONDON AND HONG KONG OFFICES, AND. SHOULD NOT DE ENCOURAGED TO
REQUEST THEM ELSEWHERE. BUT YOU AND OTHER ADDRESSEES MAY FIND
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF THE PRESENT SITUATION USEFUL. IT MAY
BE DRAWN ON FREELY.
BEGINS: BETWEEN APRIL 1975 AND END NOVEMBER 1979
OVER 5,000 INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES, MOSTLY FROM VIETNAM,
ARRIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. ABOUT 770 VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN DECEMBER. WE AIM TO
ACCEPT A FURTHER 2,600 FROM HONG KONG IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1980. IF THIS TARGET IS ACHIEVED, IT
WILL LEAVE ABOUT 5,400 STILL TO COME TO FULFIL OUR EXISTING
COMMITMENTS. ENDS.
CARRINGTON
FILE S
SEAD
UND
FED
WED
NAD
SPD
EID
HK & GD
NEWS D
OID
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
LORD NG LENNOX
CC: MR GODDARD
11 DIVISION
HOME OFFICE
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