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TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 40 OF 31 AUGUST 88
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (VIIS)/ EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
OUR SAVINGS TELEGRAM 39 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION IS AT 0900 HOURS ON 30 AUGUST 1988.
ARRIVALS
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SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY
ON 16 JUNE 1988, 9,125 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED
IN 279 BOATS. AMONG THEM, 679 ARRIVED IN 19 BOATS IN THE
PAST WEEK. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
AMONG THESE NEW ARRIVALS, THREE ARE AT PRESENT 9,145 BOAT
PEOPLE AWAITING DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS.
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