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TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 39 OF 25 AUGUST 88
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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES/VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (VIIS)/ EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVIIS)
OUR SAVINGS TELEGRAM 38 REFERS.
WEEKLY SITUATION AS AT 0900 HOURS ON 23 AUGUST 1988.
ARRIVALS
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SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY
ON 16 JUNE 1988, 8,446 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE ARRIVED
IN 260 BOATS. AMONG THEM, 699 ARRIVED IN 16 BOATS IN THE
PAST WEEK. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
AMONG THESE NEW ARRIVALS, THERE ARE AT PRESENT 8,465 BOAT
PEOPLE AWAITING DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS.
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