TNAG-0878-FCO40-1088-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 20

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4. A PANAMANIAN-REGISTERED FREIGHTER, ''LUCKY TWO'', ARRIVED

FROM BANGKOK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE AGENTS THAT IT CARRIED ONLY BALLAST AND THIRTY SIX CREW. IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH ITS CREDENTIALS WE INSPECTED IT JUST OUTSIDE HONG KONG WATERS. THERE WERE NO REFUGEES ON BOARD AND IT HAS NOW ENTERED.

MACLEHOSE

D.

FILES

HK & GD

UND

SEAD

TED

SAD

EID (E)

PUSD

OID

JPD

NEWS D MVD

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/MR LUARD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR WEIR

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

MR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE HOME OFFICE

MR BIRT

LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON

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