TNAG-0889-FCO40-1099-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 16

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FM MANILA 080347Z JUN 79

TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 049 OF 8 JUNE

HKK 243/1 1033

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↑ 5 JUN 1979.

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INFO FCO, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.

(981

YOUR TELNO 735 OF 6 JUNE TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES STATISTICS.

1. DEPARTURES 487 IN APRIL, 391 IN MAY. NUMBERS AWAITING RESETTLEMENT 3,576 END APRIL, 4,065 END MAY.

2. MFA SAY A FURTHER 800 HAVE ARRIVED SO FAR THIS MONTH. UNHCR

ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM BUT THINK THIS FIGURE MAY BE A LITTLE TOO HIGH.

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