TNAG-0793-FCO40-997-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 280

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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1. UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US, THROUGH UKMIS GENEVA, THAT THE PANAMANIAN REGISTERED VESSEL MARITIME WINNER** (OWNED BY INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CARRIERS OF HONG KONG) HAS RESCUED 36 REFUGEES AND IS DUE

TO ARRIVE AT KOBE ON 23 OCTOBER.

2. IT IS JUST POSSIBLE THE JAPANESE WILL APPROACH YOU FOR A

GUARANTEE ON BEHALF OF THE REFUGEES BEFORE ALLOWING THEM TO LAND.

BUT, AS YOU KNOW, THE GUARANTEE WE ARE NORMALLY PREPARED TO GIVE DOES NOT OF COURSE EXTEND TO PANAMANIAN REGISTERED VESSELS.

3. HAVE THE FORT KIPP REFUGEES (TOKYO TEL. 680, NOT TO HONG KONG) LANDED? ON WHAT CONDITIONS?

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