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October 197
HKK 243; GALLIVED IN REGISTRY KO. 51 12 OCT 1978
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WEES ON THE CAERN CROSS!
When I was in do Chi Minh City ourlier this weak I piolled up an interes
rasting #tary spout the authern Cross from our unofficial dosul, Sammy Haliçen.
You will remember that the press reported that she doniran registered frei guter ato sped for ongi në repaire in the South Calvin Sea and, whilst it was
wall bos some 900 Vietnamne de Cagees owarned on boart re which happened to do in the area.
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Con truth is rather core mnglicated. The Bout sera Drony had been in do Chi Minh City uniosding a paryo ear dur in the mouth. The captain of the ship wan
ated by somn ethnic chinos from tholos. it max appead that in payment for suitable gun of ould the bout term droog would conveniently breng kom outside hathamese territorial waters. The othnic Cinese Mould been min a
wuttle service from the whole and put 900 refugees on boar i.
In the event the One of th
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survice und so audere211' that 10 were embarked. know Chin utory to be true is' that the office in which all the modo for the journey on the Southern Crosis was situated hoxe doar at a friend of Samy Maidoen. Evidently between 8-12 tavis or eli (approtimately £700 - 41000) were paid by each refugee for the voyage. The whole acheae must have gost about £1m i gola. The Vietnamase inaigration and security authorities are furious, not bocmire the ethnic Chinese got away, but because the whole schémé organised by private enterprise and officials never got a rake-off!
Sammy Baideyn pelioves that another similar scheme, s being arranged at the Doment Is this period of very bad weather such an arrangement with the captain of a bargo ship in thẻ safest way of leaving Vietnam. We can expect the et Chinese to attempt this ac, often as possible, with or without the connivance of
letnomes: officials.
trill Raa, Hong Kong
A Genzel Dept, 120
De DC Vilmos, Political Adviser
Hong Kang
Chancariest Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Jakarta
J W D Marget son
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