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TELEGRAM NUMBER 765 OF 11 JUNE, 1979
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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON AND UKMIS GENEVA
ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
INFO SAVING HANOI.
see 1064
YOUR TELNO 375 (NOT TO ALL) AND WASHINGTON TELN 15437 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
1. SOME HONG KONG RESIDENTS WEAF CENTAPOLY INVOLVED IN THE SYNDICATES ORGANISING LARGE BOATS LIKE THE HUEY FONG. THESE SYNDICATES HAVE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO IN MACAO, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN AND BANGKOK. IN EACH OF THE CASES WHERE A LARGE BOAT HAS ARRIVED IN HONG KONG CHARGES EITHER HAVE, CR WILL BE, LAID AGAINS. ALL THOSE INVOLVED HERE WHO CAN BE FOUND. THE TRIAL OF THE HUEY FONG GROUP IS NOW ́ON.
2. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME SYNDICATES ARE PLANNING FURTHER VENTURES. THE POLICE WATCH THEM CLOSELY AND WOULD TAKE ACTION THL MOMENT THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF BREAKING THE LAW. IN AT LEAST TWO CASES (LUCKY DRAGON AND TAILIAT) ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ENABLED US TO FRUSTRATE THE SYNDICATES' PLANS.
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IN SOUTH VIETNAM THE PAYMENTS INVOLVED IN LEAVING WHETHER BY LARGE OR SMALL BOAT, ARE MADE IN GOLD FROM THE EMIGRANT'S SAVINGS, OR BY THE FOLLOWING TRIANGULAR ARRANGEMENT:
'A' IN VIETNAM, WHO HAS INSUFFICIENT GOLD, OBTAINS IT FROM 'B' IN VIETNAM WHO HAS A SURPLUS, PROVIDING THAT A'S RELATIVE ABROAD PAYS MONEY INTO AN ACCOUNT CUTSIDE VIETNAM IN B'S NAME. OFTEN MIDPLEMEN ARE INVOLVED IN VIETNAM AS WELL AS HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE. WHILE WE MAY DEPLORE THE OUTCOME, OR THE SYSTEM WHICH MAKES THESE TRANSACTIONS NECESSARY, WE CAN FIND NOTHING ILLEGAL AEOUT THIS TYPE OF TRANSACTION IN ITSELF, NOR IN DIRECT REMITTANCES TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS FOR SUBSISTENCE OR TO ENABLE THEM TO BUY THEIR DEPARTURE. THE MONEY PROVIDED COMES FROM MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES.
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