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FM HONG KONG 150445Z DEC 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1763 OF 15 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY MODUK (DS11), PEKING.
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RELEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 17 DEC1979
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MY TELNO 1738: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
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THE 24-HOUR ARREST FIGURES FOR THE PAST 5 DAYS TO 0600 LOCAL TODAY HAVE BEEN: 353, 447, 354, 701, 501. THERE HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY FEW BAY CROSSERS BUT CONSIDERABLE FLUCTUATIONS IN BOTH NUMBERS AND DIRECTION OF THOSE COMING BY BOAT. DAILY ARRESTS ON THE LAND BORDER HAVE BEEN GENERALLY BETWEEN 100 AND 150, WITH SLIGHTLY REDUCED PRESSURE ON THE EASTERN END OF THE "BORDER AND MORE ARRESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTORS.
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