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UNCLASSIFIED
FM SINGAPORE 08040OZ FEB
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TELNO 4 OF 8 FEB 79
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HKK 243/1
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INFO FCO, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PSE PASS)
UKMIS GENEVA AND KUALA LUMPUR.
SAVING HANOI.
NIR
(R) YOUR TEL TO FCO 225: REFUGEE SHIPS: SKYLUCK
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1. ACCORDING TO OUR INFORMATION THE SHIP WAS BUILT BY HENRY
ROBB LTD OF LEITH SCOTLAND AND COMMISSIONED AS SS WAIMATE IN
1951. SHE CHANGED HANDS IN 1972 WHEN SHE WAS RENAMED 'EASTERN
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PLANET' WHICH SHE REMAINED UNTIL 1977 WHEN SHE WAS PURCHASED BY THE SKYLUCK SS CO SA OF PANAMA AND RENAMED ''SKYLUCK'' WE HAVE NO FURTHER DETAIL OF THE OWNERS. SINGAPORE AGENTS ARE JASA BUNI SHIPPING. THE SHIP IS UNDER THE PANAMA FLAG AND ARRIVED SINGAPORE ON 5 JAN FROM HONG KONG. SHE LAY IN THE EASTERN ANCHORAGE UNTIL 12 JAN WHEN SHE SAILED WITH A DECLARED DESTINATION OF HONG KONG.
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2. EVEN AT ONLY 10 KNOTS SHE SHOULD HAVE REACHED HONG KONG ON 18 JAN. THE FACT THAT SHE TOOK SOME 25 DAYS ON PASSAGE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN UNLESS ?'SKYLUCK'' REMAINED IN A RENDEVOUS
POSITION FOR SAY THREE WEEKS GATHERING HER 3,000 ILLICIT
PASSENGERS.
HENNINGS
FILES
UND
PS
HK & GD
· SEAD
TED
SAD
EID (E) FUSD
OID
IPD
HEWS D MVD
PS/LORD GORONWY
ROBERTS
PS/MR IUARD
PS/TUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR .C.MOBERWY
MR MURRAY
SIR A .PARSONS
!
COPIES TO
HONG HONG COVERNTILNT OFFICE
MR BURLEIGH
HOME OFFICE
'QUEEN ARNE'S GATE
MR BINT
HOME OFFICE
LONDON
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LUNAR HOUSE
CROYDON
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