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TELEGRAM NUMBER 394 OF 20 MARCH, 1979

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 379: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 20 MARCH:-

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

5,132

B. IN DETENTION

8.092

C. ON BOARD THE SKYLUCK

2,656

D. TOTAL

15,880.

2. ONE REFUGEE IS STILL MISSING FROM SKYLUCK. THE TOTAL ON BOARD

HAS BEEN AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A MORE RECENT LIST OF NAMES

PRODUCED BY THE REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES.

3. OF THE 3,318 FROM THE HUEY FONG 2,613 HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER

TO THE UNHCR,

4. 6,145 SMALL BOAT REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. NO FURTHER TRANSFER OF SUCH REFUGEES HAS BEEN MADE TO UNHCR,

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 1,672 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1

JANUARY.

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