TNAG-0877-FCO40-1087-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 99

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SKBY 041100Z JAN 79

FM BANGKOK 04045Z JAN 79

TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TEL NO 4 OF 4/1/79

AND TO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE

AND TO PRIORITY FCO

(8)

YOUR TEL NO 1: SHIPS TO WATCH.

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PA

243/13

HKK 243/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY RO. 51 - 5 JAN1979

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1.REGRET CANNOT ASSIST DESPITE CONSUL HAVING

SPENT ENTIRE MORNING CALLING ON SHIPPING CONTACTS . ON THIS ENQUIRY.

2.CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT ISSUE PORT CLEARANCE TO MASTER AND DO NOT RETAIN COPY. IN ANY CASE THE AGENTS DECLARATION AND THE MANIFEST OF OUTWARD CARGO LIST DESTINATIONOF CARGO, NOT (NOT) NEXT PORT OF CALL OF VESSEL, ONLY INDIVIDUAL AGENTS CAN INFORM ABOUT NEXT PORT OF CALL, BUT AFTER HAVING LEFT PORT THE OWNERS MAY INSTRUCT MASTER TO DIVERT.

3.CAPTAIN LAPO, DIRECTOR OF PORT AUTHORITY OF THAILAND, TOLD CONSUL THAT HIS RECORDS SHOW ONLY PORT FROM WHICH VESSELS ARRIVE, E.T.A. AND THEIR BERTH, NOT DESTINATION. HE SAID THAT PILOT DIVISION OF HARBOUR DEPARTMENT LIKEWISE DO NOT KEEP RECORD OF NEXT PORT.

4. UNFORTUNATELY, THEREFORE, WE HAVE COME TO IMPASSE AS NO AUTHORITIES APPEAR TO KEEP TRACK OF NEXT PORT OF CALL.

COPIES TO

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PS

FS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/MR LUARD

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON S

MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE

MR BINT

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

FILES

TRIPP

UND

HK & GD

SEAD

FED

PS/PUS

SAD

STR A DUFF

EID (E)

MR CONTAZZI

FUSD

MR WEIR

OID

MR HURRAY

IPD

REWS D

MVD

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