TNAG-0879-FCO40-1089-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 54

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FM BRUNEI 243203Z JAN 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 28 OF 24 JANUARY

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HKK 243 RECEIVED IN REGISAY NO. $1 2 6 JAN1979

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INDEX

No

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INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE MANILA HONG

KONG (FOR GOVERNOR) AND HANOI

204

MY TELNO 24 OF 22 JANUARY TO FCO

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

PA

1. RBMR HAVE SUCCEEDED IN REFLOATING THE CUMLONG 125 AND HAVE TOWED

HER TO MUARA FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. REFUGEES THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO OLD FLOTILLA (NAVAL) CAMP AT MUARA. I UNDERSTAND VITENTION 13 TO REPAIR AND PROVISISON VESSEL AND SEND REFUGEES ON

THEIR WAY.

2. BRUNEI AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE NO APPROACH OF ANY KIND TO ME (AS DISTINCT FROM REGULAR INFORMAL REPORTS BY COMMANDER RBMR).

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FOO PASS ALL EXCEPT KUALA LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE.

WATSON

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

(REPETITION TO HANOI REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENTAL

DECISION,REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS)

FILES UND

HK & GD

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OID

IPD

NEWS D

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PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

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EIRA DUFT

HR CORTAZZI.

MR WEIR

MR MURRAY

:

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COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MR BURLEIGH

HOME OFFICE

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QUEEN ANNE'S GATE HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

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