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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, PEKING AND HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 667 OF 29 MAY, 1979

GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

1. REFUGEES IN H.K. ON 29TH MAY, 1979

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR

C. ON BOARD 'SKYLUCK'

D. TOTAL

10,825

24,719

2,662

38,286

sed 797

2, 36,036 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF 7,238 SINCE 21 MAY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 6,095 IN 70 SMALL BOATS AND THE PANAMANIAN FREIGHTER 'SEN ON' WITH 1,433 ON BOARD.

3. THESE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE THE 982 WHO ARRIVED ON THE

'SIBONGA' ON 24 MAY.

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4. UNHCR HAS SENT 3,357 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JAN

1979.

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