TNAG-0791-FCO40-995-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 108

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FIA BANGKOK 3584352 MAY 78

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TO IMMEDAITE FOO TEL NO 263 OF 5/5/78 (DESKEY (1504002) AND TO INMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG (DESKBY 850s0zz) REPEATED TO IWEDIATE UKIS GENEVA.

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YOUR TEL NO 135 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ABOARD IV SIBONGA

1.AS EXPLAINED IN MYTEL NO 190,TODAY IS THAT PUBLIC HOLIDAY AND THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY WITHIN THE TIME REMAINING OF GETTING THAT GOVERNMENT TO AGREE TO BALANCE OF REFUGEES BEING OFF-LOADED IN THAILAND,

2. UNHCR MANAGED TO DISEMBARK TVENTY-ONE REFUGEES AT - MIDNIGHT ON 4 MAY(THE FRENCH TAKING SIX AND AUSTRAL FANS FIFTEEN).UNHCR REPORT THAT AMERICANS SEEM LIKELY TO TAKE TEN REFUGEES AFTER INTERVIEWING BY US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALISATION SERVICES HONG KONG, ON THIS BASIS, THAT WILL LEAVE ONLY SEVEN REFUGEES WHO MAY HAVE TO BE SETTLED IN UK (PARA 2 OF YOUR TUR REFERS),

3. FOR HONG KONG: UNHCR BANGKOK HAVE ASKED US TO INFORM YOU THAT THEIR HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE(THROUGH THEIR KUALA LUMPUR OFFICE) IS FULLY AWARE OF SITUATION.

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