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RELEIVED IN RED SIBY NO. 51
30 MAY 1979°
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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.646 OF 25 MAY,
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INFO PRIORITY: WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, BIS NEW YORK,
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ROUTINE : KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, MANILA, SINGAPORE, JAKARTA,
CANBERRA, OTTAWA, PARIS,
INFO SAVING : HANO!.
1.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : MALAYSIAN STATISTICS.
THE MALAYSIAN COMMISSION HERE HAVE GIVEN US THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS FOR BOAT REFUGEES IN MALAYSIA THIS YEAR:
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES.
JANUARY
4.833
2,443
FEBRUARY
3,370
2,594
MARCH
8,475
4.844
APRIL
13,828
4.735
MAY (TO 215T)
11,865
3,320
TOTAL
42,361
17,914
TOTAL AWAITING RESETTLEMENT AT 21 MAY: 71,874.
FIGURES FOR MALAYSIA WHICH WE HAVE SEEN FROM UNHCR AND THE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, NO DOUBT REFLECTING DELAYS IN REGISTRATION AND BOATS BEING REPAIRED FOR ONWARD MOVEMENT,
2.
WE DO NOT HAVE FULL FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER RESETTLED FROM MALAYSIA IN THE U.S OVER THIS PERIOD BUT BELIEVE THAT IT IS IN
THE
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