TNAG-0889-FCO40-1099-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 59

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(A) FREQUENCY OF RESCUE BY NATIONAL FLAG SHIPS IN 1979

(B) NUMBER OF REFUGEES INVOLVED IN EACH INSTANCE

(C) WHETHER REFUGEES WERE ACCEPTED AT FIRST OR SUBSEQUENT PORTS

OF CALL

(D) WHETHER REFUGEES WERE ACCEPTED BY FLAG STATE AS LAST RESORT (E) WHETHER FLAG STATE HAS MADE ANY PUBLIC COMMITMENT ON THE

PROBLEM.

4. FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIBONGA REFUGEES WILL BE GIVEN ASYLUM IN

U.K. AFTER TEMPORARY ACCEPTANCE IN HONG KONG. SITUATION ON ROACHBANK

REFUGEES REMAINS UNRESOLVED AT PRESENT. ONE FURTHER INCIDENT IS

BRITISH SHIP NORSE VIKING WITH 40 REFUGEES PRESENTLY AT WHAMPAO

IN MAINLAND CHINA. NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON CHINESE STANCE

BUT REFUGEES ARE STILL ON BOARD.

5. GRATEFUL FOR REPLIES BY CLOSE OF PLAY MONDAY 11 JUNE.

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