TNAG-0794-FCO40-998-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 78

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ESKBY 2403302

FM HONG KONG 240235Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE BRUNEI

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HKK 243

RECEIVES IN RIGATRY 10. 51 29 DEC 1978

INDEX

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RY Action TA on

TELNO.32 CF 24 DECEMBER,

No

INFO PRIORITY: F.C.O. KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, MANILA

JAKARTA, UKMIS GENEVA.

INFO SAVING : HANOI, BANGKOK.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INFORM US BY IMMEDIATE DESKBY TELEGRAM

OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CASE.

2. AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM THE MEDIA WE HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM

IN HONG KONG AT PRESENT WITH THE PANAMANIAN REGISTERED TAIWAN OWNED VESSEL ''HUEY FONG'' OF 4,800 TONS WITH 2,700 VIETNAMESE ON BOARD. (FCO SEE ALSO OUR TELNO.1482).

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3. WE SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE TONG AN'S SCHEDULED FIRST PORT OF CALL, WHERE SHE IS NOW HEADED AND WHETHER ANY OTHER

GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE BY THE MASTER.

4. WE SHOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE TOW

OPERATION AND WHETHER IT WAS UNDERTAKEN WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF

THE MASTER OF THE VESSEL.

FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING HANOI AND BANGKOK

MACLEHOSE

FILES

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SEAD

MVD

KK & GD

PS

FED

SAD

UND

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY MR LEAHY

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