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THAT THEY CROSSED INTO CHINA BY LAND IN JUNE 1988. THEY STAYED WITH RELATIVES IN YUNNAN UNTIL MARCH WHEN THEY WENT TO BEI HAI. IN BEI HAI THEY MANAGED TO JOIN THE MAIN GROUP BUT HAD TO PAY 1,000 RMB FOR PASSAGE TO HONG KONG.
FOR HANOI
3. 91 VBP ARRIVED IN ONE BOAT ON 16 APRIL. AMONG THEM, A GROUP OF 35 CLAIMED THAT THEIR DEPARTURE FROM VIETNAM WAS ARRANGED BY A SENIOR SRV ARMY OFFICER (NAMED DUC) OF THE 305 BATTALION'S HEADQUARTERS. THEY HAVE ALLEGED THAT EACH OF THEM HAD TO PAY DUC 0.5 TAEL OF GOLD.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
96
DISTRIBUTION
102
.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
ADDITIONAL
6
MR MACHIN 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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