TNAG-0886-FCO40-1096-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 167

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AND THE BOATS WERE PURCHASED FOR A FURTHER 500 1AELS EACH. THE,

MASTER OF THE ''SIBONGA'' HAS ALSO INFORMED US THAT THE BOATS WERE PROVIDED WITH TIERED DECKING TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES. THE REFUGEES CLAIM THEY WERE MAKING FOR MALAYSIA.

4. AFTER ANCHORING, THE MASTER ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER. THIS WAS REFUSED, ''PENDING INSPECTION FORMALITIES''

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