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INFO MODUK AIR
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HAAND UND SEAD
HONG KONGSEC #3. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. YOUR SECHONGKONG 01 A2C/KIM/TBU 161639Z JAN.
1 UNHERALDED ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG TODAY OF PANAMANIAN REGISTERED 3500 TON QUOTE SKY LUCK UNQUOTE WITH THOUGHT 3000 REFUGEES ON BOARD HIGHLIGHTS SEARCH PROBLEM
2 ACCOMMODATION OF EXISTING REFUGEES HAS USED VIRTUALLY ALL SPACE AVAILABLE AND HKG WAS ALREADY NEGOTIATING FOR USE OF ERSKINE
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CAMP ON TEMPORARY BASIS BEFORE SKY LUCK. WILL ADVISE AN FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
3 BELIEVE LIKELY HKG WILL NOW MAKE URGENT BID THROUGH FCO FOR AIR SEARCH ASSISTANCE TO HELP IN PREVENTING REFUGEE INFLUX. REQUIREMENT AS IN MY HONGKONGSEC 01 FOR FAIRLY UNSOPHISTICATED AIRCRAFT. DIFFICULTIES OF PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE WELL APPRECIATED BUT REFUGEES LIKELY TO BE CONTINUING PROBLEM AND SITUATION UNLIKELY TO IMPROVE IN SHORT OR MEDIUM TERM FUTURE. THEREFORE STRONGLY SUPPORT ANY HKG BID TO BE MADE
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