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160735 MDHIAN 7757
CONFIDENTIAL (CORRECTED VERSION- ADDRESSEES)
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, PEKIN BANGKOK INFO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, CANBERRA, OTTAWA
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VIETNAMES BOAT PEOPLE
AT 1900 HOURS THE ARRIVAL FIGURE FOR THE DAY WAS 1005. WE FEAR THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER ARRIVALS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WE MANAGED TO MOVE 500 PEOPLE FROM TAI A CHAU EARLIER TO DAY THERE ARE AT PRESENT MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE AT TAI A CHAU. IF THIS RATE OF ARRIVALS CONTINUES OUR NEW EMERGENCY WILL BE OVERWHELMED VERY QUICKLY.
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