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DISKDY GOV HONG KONG 27010OZ

LOOKBY - MANILA 2700017

DESKBY BANGKOK 270100Z

DESKBY

BRUNEI 270001Z

FM FCO 2622257 DECEMBER 78

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 972 OF 26 DEC

HKK 243/1

(390

RALEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 29 DEC 1978

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REG.STRY

Action Taken

AND TO IMMEDIATE MANILA, BANGKOK, BRUNEI

No

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, PRIORITY WASHINGTON, ROUTINE SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, PEKING

387

YOUR TELNO 1488; HUEY FONG AND TONG AN

29/14 C2E

See: 391

REUTER

(395

1. THERE IS STRONG PRESS INTEREST IN BOTH VESSELS.

AND BBC HAVE EMPHASISED THREAT BY REFUGEES TO KILL MASTER AND

THEMSELVES IF FORCED TO SAIL FROM HONG KONG. THE SUBJECT IS LIKELY TO DE FRONT PAGE NEWS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FOLLOWING POINTS:-

A)

GRATEFUL

WHAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN OR CAN BE TAKEN BY HONG KONG

AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT MASTER OF HUEY FONG:

F) CONDITIONS ON LIFE ON BOARD BOTH VESSELS, INCLUDING

PEDICAL CONDITIONS AND CURRENT FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES

C)

CIRCUMSTANCES OF RESCUE, INCLUDING LOCATION AND WHETHER ESCAPE BOATS WERE IN DISTRESS AT TIME OF RESCUE. (IN CASE OF HUEY FONG, WERE 9 BOATS IN CONVOY?)

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D) ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON MOVEMENT OF TONG AN, IN PARTICULAR HER STATED FIRST PORT OF CALL AFTER PICKING UP REFUGEES,

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