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TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK TELNO 137 OF MAY AND TO HONG KONG

INFO SAVING UKMIS GENEVA,

HONG KONG TELNO 575: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ABOARD MV QUOTE SIBONGA

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1. FOR BANGKOK: GRATEFUL FOR ANY DETAILS OF THE PARTY OF SEVENTEEN REFUGEES STILL ABOARD, WE SHOULD, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE TO KNOW NAMES, DATES OF BIRTH, OCCUPATIONS, ACADEMIC OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS, WHETHER ENGLISH SPOKEN, SIZE OF FAMILY GROUPS.

2. FOR HONG KONG: SUBJECT TO UNHCR MEETING THE COST OF THEIR TRAVEL TO THE UK, WE ARE HOPING (BUT WILL CONFIRM) TO BE ABLE

TO RECEIVE THIS GROUP OF REFUGEES HERE ON 15 MAY. PLEASE CONFIRM

UNHCR WILL DO SO.

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