CONFIDENTIAL -
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CONFIDENTIAL
FM JONG HONG 061051Z JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.45 OF 6 JANUARY,
INFO IMMEDIATE: UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON,
HKI 243/1/
RECEIVED IN 125-6.5/NO. 51
INC.
No
A
8 JAN 1979
PRIORITY: PEKING, CANBERRA, MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,
BANGKOK, MODUK, H.K. GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
INFO SAVING • HANOI.
''HUEY FONG'' : SITREP AS AT 0610002.
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1. SHIP STILL AT ANCHOR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
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4.
2.
RATIONS FOR FIVE MORE DAYS HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY
HELICOPTER ON MONDAY.
THE PRESS AND MEDIA HAVE REPORTED THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE'S MEETING YESTERDAY WITH THE MASTER OF THEHUEY FONG. HE IS QUOTED AS STRESSING TO THE REFUGEES THE REALITIES OF THEIR PRESENT SITUATION
IN THE LIGHT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S ADHERENCE TO THE FIRST
PORT OF CALL PRINCIPLE.
MOST PAPERS ALSO REPORT THE PANAMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE IN WHICH IT IS STATED THAT THE HUEY FONG AND THE TUNG AN HAVE BEEN STRUCK OFF THE PANAMA SHIPPING REGISTER.
NO OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THIS HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MARINE
DEPARTMENT HERE.
F.C.O. PLEASE PASS SAVING HANCI.
MACLEHOSE
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
COPIES TO
PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/R LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE
MR BIRT
LONDON A
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON
FILES
UND
PS
HK & GD
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
MR CORTAZZI
PUSD
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