TNAG-0894-FCO40-1104-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 189

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FM WASHINGTON 1400 19Z JUL 79

TO PRIORITY F.C.0.

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1945 OF 14 JULY,

AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG.

YOUR TELNO 188 TO KUALA LUMPAR: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: STATISTICS.

1. STATE DEPARTMENT SAY THE CUMULATIVE DEPARTURES TO THE U.S.

FROM ASEAN COUNTRIES AS OF 30 JUNE 1979 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

INDONESIA

1,549

MALAYSIA

26.083

PHILIPPINES

1.915

SINGAPORE

1.071

THAILAND

7.264 (BOAT) 19,640 (LAND)

TOTAL 37.882 TOTAL 57.522

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