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044575 MDHIAN 3598
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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 08070OZ HANOI
TELNO MISC 296
OF 08062OZ MAY 89
INFO DESKBY 08070OZ FCO
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
(23)
YOUR TELNO 33 AND OUR TELNO 77 TO PEKING:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
1. IN ADDITION TO THE MATERIAL IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECOND TUR, YOU COULD ALSO DRAW ON THE CASES REPORTED IN OUR TELNOS 1302 (PARAGRAPHS 1, 3 AND 5) AND 1236 (PARAGRAPH 1C) FOR YOUR MEETING ON 8 MAY.
2.
THE LATEST ARRIVAL FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1988
1989
JAN
358
114
FEB
91
356
MAR
349
842
APRIL
1381
2918
MAY (AS AT 8 MAY)
895
2187 (BY NOON)
3074
6417 (AN INCREASE OF 109 PER CENT
OVER LAST YEAR)
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
NEWS
PS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
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