TNAG-0892-FCO40-1102-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 25

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FM HONG KONG 0222142 JUL 79 (CORRECTED COPY)

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.901 OF 2 JULY.

PA

INFO PRIORITY: WASHINGTON, SINGAPORE, MANILA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR,

HANOI, JAKARTA, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : SUSPECT VESSEL.

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*MIN HAT NO.1' HAS BEEN POSITIVELY SIGHTED YESTERDAY, ANCHORED IN SONG NGA NAM RIVER THIRTY MILES SOUTH OF HO CHI MINH CITY, IT IS CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAS BEEN THERE OVER MONTH AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT SHE MIGHT BE PREPARING TO LOAD REFUGEES. REGISTRATION IS PANAMAWIAN AND IT WILL TAKE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS TO TRACE DETAILS OF OWNERS AND ACENTS, IN THE MEANTIME IT IS. SUGGESTED THAT A FORMAL STATEMENT BE REQUESTED FROM THE VIETNAMESE

AS TO WHAT SHE IS DOING.

MACLEHOSE

FILES SHAD

HK & GD

UND

BAD

EESD

N AM D

SAD

EID

USD

CIN

IPD

NEWS D M & VD

PS

PS/LPS

PS/ME. HURD

PS/MR.BLAKER

PE/PUS

SIR A DUFE

SIR A PARSONS MR.CORTAZZI MR. MUPRAX MR.STRATION

[REPETITION TU HANOI REFERRED FOR

DEPARTMENTAL DECISION, REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO OTHER POSTS] ADDITIONAL DISTN,

BOAT PEOPLE

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