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TELEGRAM NUMBER 5 OF 11 OCTOBER
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
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1. YOUR TELNO 2 OF 8 OCTOBER 1982.
2. AN INVESTIGATION BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT INTO THESE
WIDE RANGING COMPLAINTS HAS STARTED. UNHCR STAFF ARE BEING ASKED
BY AN INVESTIGATING TEAM TO PROVIDE DETAILS. THE LENGTH AND THE
EXTENT OF THE ENQUIRIES WILL DEPEND ON WHAT EMERGES, BUT WE SHALL
PROCEED AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
3. AS YOU KNOW THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES HAS A HIGH REPUTATION FOR
THE STANDARDS OF MANAGEMENT OF ITS INSTITUTIONS. ALL THESE, AS WELL
AS THOSE ACCOMMODATING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARE SUBJECT TO REGULAR
INSPECTIONS BY JPS. COMPLAINTS OF THE PRESENT TYPE ARE UNPRECEDENTED,
BUT VERY THOROUGH ENQUIRIES WILL BE MADE.
4. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TAI TAM GAP HAS
ALREADY SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION TO GET MARRIED. WE ALSO BELIEVE
THAT SOME SINGLE GIRLS SEGREGATED IN THIS CENTRE HAVE FORMED
ATTACHMENTS WITH MARRIED MEN NOW ACCOMMODATED IN CHI MA WAN. I
DO NOT, REPEAT NOT, SUGGEST THAT EITHER OF THESE POINTS SHOULD BE
DISCLOSED AT THIS STAGE.
YOUDE