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CONFIDENTIAL
057447
MDHIAN 4210
MKD 243/22
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 11080OZ FCO
TELNO 1493
OF 11064OZ MAY 89
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HANOI
MY TELNO 1471: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ARRIVALS
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE A FURTHER MINISTERIAL MEETING TODAY. AT THE RISK OF INUNDATING YOU WITH YET MORE STATISTICS, YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT:
(A) WE HAD 412 ARRIVALS YESTERDAY
(B) WE HAVE HAD 2,300 IN THE PAST WEEK
(C) WE HAVE HAD 5,500 IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS
(D) WE HAVE HAD 7,600 SO FAR THIS YEAR (A 130 PER CENT INCREASE ON 1988).
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
95
DISTRIBUTION
101
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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