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TELNO 302
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C4 MAY 1989 OP COPY
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AND TO ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR JAKARTA, SINGAPORE, MANILA
0
YOUR TELNO 227 TO KUALA LUMPUR: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE :
ARRIVALS
15
035205
MDHIAN 3201
1.
UNHCR HAVE GIVEN US THE FOLLOWING FIGURES FOR VIETNAMESE WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN THAILAND BY BOAT THIS YEAR : JANUARY 130
: FEBRUARY 198 : MARCH 744 : APRIL 523 (THIS FIGURE NOT FINAL) : TOTAL 1,595 PERSONS.
2.
THE THAIS (MINISTRY OF INTERIOR) HAVE GIVEN US SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FIGURES: ARRIVALS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 14 MARCH (THE THAIS' CUT-OF DATE) - 577 : 14 MARCH TO END APRIL 1,096. TOTAL 1,673 PERSONS
SMITH
-
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
FED
NAD
ADDITIONAL
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