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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO 11 OF 3 JANUARY

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HANOI TELNO 110: REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM

1. THE US CONSULATE-GENERAL TOLD US ON 2 JANUARY THAT A REGULAR SINO-VIETNAMESE CONTACT OF THEIRS, RESIDENT IN HONG KONG, HAS RECEIVED A LETTER OF 22 DECEMBER FROM A FRIEND IN HCM CITY, SAYING HE WILL COME TO HONG KONG (WITH AT LEAST 1,000 OTHER REFUGEES) ON A SHIP LEAVING VIETNAM AT QUOTE THE END OF DECEMBER

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2. THERE IS AS YET NO SIGN OF THIS VESSEL, WHICH MIGHT BE THE .

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