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The Representative of the ited Nations High Commission for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, i R Sampatkumar called a meeting, on 15 February to make a request for assistance in overcoming tho local problem of Vietnamese refugees here.
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Apparently steady stream of boats carrying Vietnamese rofugces have ben arriving at various points on the East Connt
The World of laysia. The problem came to a head recently. Conference on Fence and weligion have landed themselves with 280 refurees on a Panama registered minesweeper (the "Roland") charbored in their name. This group of refugees are, in the mhin, from Malaysian East Coast camps. The WOTR offered to take them to
The bout ir in Australia. They do not have authority to do so. pretty poor shape and is now floating around the edge of nin territorial waters. Tiany of the refugees have already been bro.. censed for consideration by c.. the Americans,
the Americans, Belgians and Cenedians. WCFR are now, trying to return the refugees to elevi. The Malaysians have said that they may return on one condition. They will lend three persons from the "Roland" for every four refurces who are noved out of Inlaysia.
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In a separate note the Hinistry of Foreign Affairs hous indicated to the UNHCR Representative that a number of Viet o refurees have been in Malaysia for too long. Mr Campatkumat hu been given a deadline of the 30th of June 1977 to ret these out of the country. If they do not leave by this time, inlysians have raid that they may put the refurres on board t
Ir Sampetkamer left by previous "roups and push them out to sea. han therefore to find homes for 911 persons before the end of dyno. Apparently two more boats with another 77 persons have arrived 1 ilersing in the last two days. He expects more as the Monsoon gepron is now coming to an end.
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