GRS 270A
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HKK 243/1
RAZIVED IN REGISTRY NO.
INC
7 JUN1979
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGIS
Acton
945
FM KUALA LUMPUR 040825Z JUNE
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 163 OF 4 JUNE
INFO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR), WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA,
BIS NEW
YORK, BANGKOK, MANILA, SINGAPORE, JAY ARTA, CANBERRA, OTTAWA AND PARIS
628
HONG KONG TELNOS 527 AND 646
773
REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM: MALAYCIAN STATISTICS
1. MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE CONFIRM FIGURES IN PARA 1 OF HONG KONG TELNO 646 TO FCO EXCEPT THOSE FOR MAY HAVE INCREASED TO - ARRIVALS 15,070 (APPROX), DEPARTURES 4,853.
2. UNHCR ESTIMATE THAT ALMOST 20,000 HAVE ARRIVED ON MALAYSIAN BEACHES IN MAY OF WHICH 6,000 PLUS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO CAMPS. (TASK FORCE SAY THEY HAVE ADMITTED 15,000 TO CAMPS IN MAY). UNHCR ASSUME THAT THE BALANCE ARE EITHER STILL ON BEACHES, OR HAVE RESUMED THEIR JOURNEYS. THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC CAN BE JUDGED BY THE FOLLOWING
UNHCR ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL EXODUS FROM VIETNAM TO ALL..COUNTRIES IN THE REGION: MARCH = 10,003: APRIL = 20,000: MAY 50,000. THEY HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE REFUGEES HAS RETURNED TO 50 PER CENT CHINESE, 50 PER CENT VIETNAMESE. (6 MONTHS AGO THE CHINESE ELEMENT HAD JUMPED TO 75 PER CENT).
3. FIGURES FOR RESETTLEMENT IN THE US FROM MALAYSIA ARE: JANUARY
1766: FEBRUARY - 1415: MARCH 3328: APRIL 2850: MAY - 2639. THE US GOVERNMENT, COMMITTED TO TAKING 4,000 REFUGEES A MONTH FROM MALAYSIA, HAVE OVER 3,20 IN KUALA LUMPUR TRANSIT CAMPS AWAITING CHARTER FLIGHTS WHCIH ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
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