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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 685 OF 30 MAY, 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON PRIORITY HANOI AND UKMIS GENEVA AND
ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MYTELNO 7811 (NOT TO ALL) PUBLICITY ON REFUGEES.
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1. WE NOW HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO POLICE INTERVIEWS OF REFUGEES FROM THE FREIGHTER
'SEN ON WHICH BEACHED HERE ON 26 MAY.
2. SOME REFUGEES ALREADY REGISTERED FOR DEPARTURE WERE TAKEN IN
PUBLIC SECURITY JEEPS TO SEE THE 'SEN ON' AT ANCHOR IN A TRIBUTARY OF THE MEKONG RIVER TO REASSURE THEM THAT IT WAS A LARGE VESSEL. THE ORIGINAL FEE OF 8 TAELS WAS INCREASED TO 13 PER ADULT WITH
ONLY 2 GOING TO THE MASTER AND CREW. P.S. OFFICIALS HAD DIVIDED THE FEE ON THE BASIS OF A LOAD CF 1,200 BUT THEN PUT AND EXTRA 243 ABOARD WITH NO EXTRA PAYMENTS TO THE CREW.
3. THE REFUGEES WERE COLLECTED BY BUS AND AFTER SOME HOURS IN A TRANSIT CENTRE WERE TRANSFERRED TO A P.S. PONTOON WHERE THEIR
DOCUMENTS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO FERRYING TO THE 'SEN ON'!
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4. TWO TRANSIT CAMPS HAVE BEEN SET UP WEST OF VUNGTAI FOR ETHNIC
CHINESE. BEFORE DEPARTURE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A DECLARATION SAYING "I AM VERY HAPPY TO GIVE ALL THIS PROPERTY TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY GOOD TO GIVE ME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MY FAMILY''.
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