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MDHOAN 4952
THERE WAS A SURGE IN NUMBERS DURING MARCH/APRIL 1989 AT THE TIME
OF THE COUP IN HAITI. A NUMBER OF HAITIANS EVADE THE COASTGUARD OR ARRIVE IN THE US BY AIR. BETWEEN 1983 AND 1988 1749 OF THESE APPLIED FOR ASYLUM. THE RATE OF ACCEPTANCE HAS BEEN AROUND 21PERCENT RETURN OF HAITIANS TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS COVERED BY A US/HAITI AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE BABY DOC REGIME.
HOWE
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
110
DISTRIBUTION
116
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
INFO D
FINANCE D
RMD
PS
PS MRS CHALKER
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
MR MACHIN
6
ODA 2 COPIES
MR G-HARRISON ODA
MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE
HKGO
LONDON
MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE
(HOME OFFICE)
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