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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1740 OF 11 DECEMBER INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DEFICE LONDON MODUK (DS11),
UKMIS GENEVA, HANCI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.
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MY TELNO 1697: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 ON 11 DECEMBER:
(PREVIOUS WEEKS FIGURES IN BRACKETS):
P.A.
See (914)
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGES
C. TOTAL
40,919 (41,071)
15,959 (16,643)
56,878 (57,714)
2. 73,305 (73,271) REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 34 SINCE 4 DECEMBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF ONE SMALL BOAT.
3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 22,720 (21,826) REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY,
OF WHICH 894 (1,727) IN THE PAST WEEK.
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MR MURRAY
MURRA
MR STRATTON
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
LORD NG LENNOK
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EID
PUSD
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IPD
NEWS DEPT
PS
PS/LFS
PS/AR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CONTHESI