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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA

Name of Chip

Nationality of Flag

Nationality of Owners

Date of Rescue

No of Refugees Rescued

First Fort of Call following

Rescue Operation

Attitude of Authorities at first

Port of Call

Whether Representations made

by HMG

Whether Representations made by

UNHCR

M V STRATHAPPIN

British

British

19 September 1977

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Singapore 22 September 1977

Refusal to allow refugees to land in the absence of a guarantee from HMG that they would be brought to the UK, temporarily, for the relocation processing to continue if they had not otherwise been relocated

within 2 months Yes, in London and Singapore

Yes

Result of all Representations

Negative

Commitment (if any) undertaken by

HMG

Date and Place of Disembarkation

of Refugees

To accept into the UK, on a temporary basis, any of the group not otherwise relocated within the 2 month period

24 September at Singapore

No of Refugees subsequently brought This will depend on the situation towards

to UK (whether permanently or temporarily)

the end of November