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FM HONG KONG 241055Z MAY 79

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 637 OF 24 MAY

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: LATEST SMALLBOAT ARRIVALS.

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1. NEARLY 1,900 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED BY SMALL BOATS TODAY AND MOR

HAVE BEEN SIGHTED. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL ARRIVALS SO FAR THIS MONTH TO NEARLY 12,000 AND THE NUMBER HERE TO 34,009. IT IS LIKELY THAT BY THE END OF TODAY THERE WILL BE NEARLY 4,000 AFLOAT BECAUSE OF LACK OF SPACE IN THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AND ELSEWHERE.

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