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UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY STATED POLICY OF. THE AUTHORITIES IN TAIMAN ALL 2,400 REFUCIES OF CHINESE ETHNIC ORIGIN ABOARD THE H.F. WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY LANDING IN TAIWAN. THE H.K. GOVERNMENT HOPE THAT THE 300 REFUGEES OF ETHNIC VIETNAMESE ORIGIN CAN ALSO BE LANDED IN TAIWAN: SHOULD THIS NOT PROVE POSSIBLE, THE H.K. GOVERNMENT WILL, EXCEPTIONALLY, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THESE REFUGEES TO BE TRANSFERED TO H.K. FOR PROCESSING RY THE LOCAL OFFICER OF THE UNHCR. IN ANY EVENT, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT KAOHSIUNG IS THE SHIP'S DECLARED FIRST PORT OF CALL AFTER THE REFUGEES WERE TAKEN ON BAORD AND IT IS THERE THAT THEY SHOULD BE LANDED.
9. ALTHOUGH THE UNHCR IS NOT REPRESENTED IN TAIWAN, HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN HK HAS INFORMED THE REFUGEES THAT EVERY POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE MATERIAL AND OTHERWISE - WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANY
REFUGEES LANDING IN TAIWAN SEMI COLON AND THAT THIS WILL BE DONE,
AS IN THE PAST, THROUGH THIRD PARTIES.
OWEN
BY TELEGRAPH
BONN
PARIS
UKMIS GENEVA
PEKING
UKMIS NEW YORK
HANOI
BIS NEW YORK
SEOUL
WASHINGTON
TOKYO
BANGKOK
OTTAWA
BRUSSELS
UKREP BRUSSELS
UKDEL NATO BRUSSELS
COPENHAGEN
THE HAGUE
LISBON
OSLO
JAKARTA MANILA
[IMMEDIATE)
CANBERRA WELLINGTON
KUALA LUMPUR
SINGAPORE
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
HONG KONG BNC HONG KONG
ROME
BERNE
DUBLIN
MADRID
STOCKHOLM VIENNA
[PRIORITY]
AND SAVING TO CERTAIN OTHER POSTS
FCO/WHITEHALL DISTRIBUTION
OID
ISLAMABAD RANG CON VIENTIANE NEW DELHI
DACCA COLOMBO
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
GUIDANCE
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