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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 350 OF 13 MAY, INFO IMMEDIATE HONG NO KONG, IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA AND IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON.
MY TELEGRAM NO 342 (NOT TO ALL) AND HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 5 TO
ME (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN SINGAPORE,
1. UNHCR'S REPRESENTATIVE AT PANGKOK, MR KADRY, CALLED ON ME ON 13 MAY TO REPORT ON HIS DUSCUSSIONS WITH THE SINGAPORE
AUTHORITIES, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE AUTHORITIES WERE ANXIOUS FOR THE REFUGEES TO MOVE ON. HE RELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NOW ONLY
ABOUT 1400 REFUGEES OFF SINGAPORE WATERS OF WHOM 800 WERE SAID
TO BE MOVING OUT TODAY. THE REMAINDER WERE DIVIDED BETWEEN ST
WHN'S QUARANTINE ISLAND (580) AND SMALL TRAWLERS (100). THESE FIGURES MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.
2. MR KADRY TOLD US THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY THE SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE THAT 23 VESSELS WITH 6289 PERSONS HAD ALREADY
92 LEFT OF WHOM 3369 WERE DESTINED FOR GUAM AND. 2390 FOR SUBIC BAY, 3. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MR KADRY THOUGHT IT HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT WE SHOULD BE REQUESTED FOR ANY TRANSIT CAMP FACILITIES. HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT YET RECEIVED ANY REQUEST FROM THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT FOR THE MATERIAL AID FOR WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED AUTHORITY TO SPEND UP TO £4000
WE
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