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UNCLASSIFIED
ESKBY 1812152 (FCO)
LỐI CHO MÔNG 1811552 JAN 29
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELO 130 OF 18 JANUARY, >
THA HRK 243/1
INFO IMMEDIATE : UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, SMANILA,
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KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, PEKING, RODUK, OTTAWA, RY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
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MY TELNO.128 : ''HUEY FONG'' PRESS STATEMENT.
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1. THE MASTER OF THE HUEY FONG WAS CALLED ON BOARD HMS WASPERTON
AT 1807C8Z TODAY FOR A MEETING WITH MR GEOFFREY BARNES OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND COMMANDER SHERCLIFFE, R.N.
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HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD AGAIN BEEN REPROVISIONED FOR FIVE DAYS
AND NOW HAS ON BOARD SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND WATER TO ENABLE HIM TO SAIL TO TAIWAN. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WAS NOT
PREPARED TO LET THE SITUATION REMAIN UNRESOLVED BECAUSE CONDITIONS
ON BOARD WOULD BE AN INCREASING CAUSE FOR CONCERN IF THE WEATHER
DETERIORIATED FURTHER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO REPROVISION THE HUEY FONG
INDEFINITELY AND HE SHOULD NOW CONTINUE HIS VOYAGE TO KAOHSIUNG.
IF, HOWEVER, HE DECIDED INSTEAD TO ENTER HONG KONG WATERS, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO BUT HE, AS MASTER OF THE HUEY FONG, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO HONG KONG LAW,
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THE HUEY FONG IS STILL AT ANCHOR 1.2 MILES SOUTH OF PO TO! ISLAND AND ITS MASTER HAS APPARENTLY NOT REACHED ANY DECISION.
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