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TELEGRAM NUMBER 345 OF 8 MARCH 1979

INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE AND MANILA ROUTINE CANBERRA, KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, HANOI, BRUNEI, JAKARTA, UKMIS GENEVA AND WASHINGTON, COPIED PRIORITY FOR INFMN TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 3211

SHIPPING SOURCES HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE ''LUCKY DRAGON'' DOCKED IN KAO HSIUNG THIS MORNING APPARENTLY FOR DELIVERY TO BUYERS FOR DESTRUCTION. SOURCES DID NOT SAY WHETHER ANY REFUGEES ON BOARD. WE CALCULATE THAT VESSEL LOST ABOUT TWO DAYS ON VOYAGE FROM

SINGAPORE TO KAO HSIUNG ASSUMING 10 KNOTS OVERALL WHICH WAS

SPEED BEING MAINTAINED OVER LAST 30 HOURS ACCORDING TO SIGHTINGS.

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