TNAG-0793-FCO40-997-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 106

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 477 OF 21 NOVEMBER

INFO ROUTINE PARIS UKMIS GENEVA UKMIS NEW YORK

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BANGKOK CANBERRA WASHINGTON GOV HONG KONG HANOI AND

MY TEL NO 475

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VIETNAMES REFUGEES HAI HONG

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1. THE HAI HONG IS STILL ANCHORED OFF PORT KLANG, FURTHER

SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN PUT ON BOARD BY THE MALAYSIANS. ADDITIONAL PATROL BOATS SURROUND THE VESSEL LARGELY TO PREVENT BOARDING BY DETERMINED FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS AND CAMERAMEN, WHO ARE HIRING LOCAL FISHERMEN TO TAKE THEM OUT,

2. THE MFA HELD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON 20 NOVEMBER WITH FRENCH,

AMERICAN AND CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVES. BERNAMA REPORTS THE

MALAYSIANS AS SEEKING AN ASSURANCE THAT ALL THE REFUGEES WILL

BE TAKEN AS A PRE-REQUISITE TO ALLOWING ANY FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE

ON BOARD.

3. THE CANADIANS HAVE TOLD US THAT AFTER DISCUSSIONS YESTERDAY

THE MFA GAVE THEM AND THE FRENCH THE GO-AHEAD TO BEGIN PROCESSING HAI-HONG PASSENGERS, THE AMERICANS ARE STILL NEGOTIATING BUT ACCORDING TO THE CANADIANS HAVE ESSENTIALLY UNDERTAKEN TO

MOP-UP THOSE REMAINING. THE UNHCR NOW HAVE A COMPLETE LIST

OF PASSENGERS. FRENCH CANADIAN AND UNHCR OFFICIALS LEFT PORT

KLANG THIS MORNING TO BEGIN PROCESSING.

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