3. THE FIGURES FOR REFUGEES GOING TO THE U.S. INCLUDE 673 WHO WERE TRANSFERRED IN MARCH TO THE BATAAN REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE
(RPC) IN THE PHILIPPINES.
4. REGIONAL STATISTICS FOR BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM :
READ IN SIX COLUMNS: PLACE.
(A) REFUGEE POPULATION AT 1 JANUARY 1980
(B) ARRIVALS JAN-FEB 80
(C) RESETTLEMENT JAN-FEB 80
(D) C AS PER CENT OF A AND B
(E) REFUGEE POPULATION AT 1 MARCH.
PLACE
A
C
E
HONG KONG 52,100 MALAYSIA
34,300
256
1,721
5,900 10,100
11.3
47,300
28.0
25,900
INDONESIA 32,200
221
9,700 29.9
23,100
THAILAND PHILIPPINE 5,300
6,839
(NOT YET
AVAILABLE)
157
760
13.9
3,900
SINGAPORE
900
383
700
54.6
600
F.C.O. PASS SAVING SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, UKMIS NEW YORK, BIS NEW YORK, WASHINGTON,
PARIS, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN, VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA, CARACAS,
BONN, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, PEKING, GEORGETOWN, BELMOPMAN, ROME, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO AND HANOI.
WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONN AND CANBERRA ARE REQUESTED TO PASS SAVING TO SUBORDINATE POSTS.
MACLEHOSE
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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SEAD
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
HK & GD
LONDON
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MR MURRAY
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