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TELEGRAM NUMBER 961 OF 10 JULY, 1979

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK.

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HANOI, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR,

SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES:

1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG ON 10 JULY, 1979:

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR

C. EX - ''SKY-LUCK**

D. TOTAL

55927 53 215 53215

14221 14,995 1440 F4. 38017 45,958 3439537. 34773

2665 2,665 2665 14903 63,618. 56,845

2. 63,047 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, THE INCREASE OF 3,910 SINCE 3 JULY IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 24 SMALL BOATS.

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3. UNHCR HAS SENT 5,034 (INCLUDING 924 EX

''SIBONGA'')

REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JUANUARY, 1979.

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