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FV HONG KONG 28032ZZ DEC 78

TOMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1494 OF 28 DECEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON INFO PRIORITY PEKING, CANBERRA, HONG KONG

398

HKK 243/1 RECEIVED IN REGISMY NO. 51 GOVERNMENT BLOE78

LONDON, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.

INFO SAVING HANOI.

(397

MIPT: HUEY FONG.

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''TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ROC TAIWAN, 27 DECEMBER.

M/V HUEY FONG REPORT.

ON OUR WAY FROM BANGKOK TO KAOHSIUNG WE RESCUED ABOUT 2700

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT 203 MILES OF VIETNAM OUT SEA FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR LIFES. WE INTEND TO CARRY THEM TO THE NEAREST PORT HONG KONG BUT WE WERE POINTED TO STAY ONE MILE OUT OF ISLAND PO TOI WAITING FOR DECISION. ACCORDING TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THESE REFUGEES WOULD BE ACCEPTED IF RCC GOVERNMENT REFUSE THEM. REQUIRE

ROC FOREIGN OFFICE GIVE US DIRECTION TO REPLY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

PLEASE URGENTLY.

MASTER''

FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

MACLEHOSE

FILES

PS/MR LUARD

UND

Psjpus

HKYGD

SIR A BUFF

SEAD

MO. CORTAZZI

FED

SAD

MR WEIR

MR MURRAYY

ELD

NIL STRATTON

PUSD

MR LEAHY

OID

IPD

NEWS.D

MVD PS

Coples TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

LONDON

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

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