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FM HONG KONG 162915Z MAY 79

TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

TELEGRAM NUMBER 11 OF 16 MAY

INFO PRIORITY F C O, JAKARTA, WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

OFFICE LONDON,

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

AP HAVE REPORTED THAT UNHCR TABLED FIGURES AT JAKARTA SHOWING THAT REFUGEE ARRIVALS FROM 1975 TO 31 MARCH 1979 WERE 9838 OF WHOM 5100 WERE PERSONS STILL AWAITING SOLUTION,

2. THE ACTUAL FIGURES WERE 21,931 AND 17,252 RESPECTIVELY.

3. WE HAVE NOTED BEFORE, MY TELNO 7 OF 19 APRIL THAT UNHCR PUBLISH

INCORRECT FIGURES FOR HONG KONG.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD

PS

UND

PS/LPS

SEAD

FED

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EID (E)

FUSD

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IPD

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PS/MR BLAKER

PS/FUS

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SIR A PARSONS ·

MR CORTAZZI

MR LEAHY

NEWS D MVD

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

MR BURLEIGH.

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