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CONFIDENTAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 191600Z JULY 79
нак чизра
(1427)
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 561 OF 19 JULY
INFO PRIORITY HANOI, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, PARIS.
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YOUR TELNO 1021: SEA VIEW.
THOS
1. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED HERE THAT A BRITISH SHIP CARRYING 4,000
REFUGEES IS HEADING FOR HONG KONG. WE ASSUME THAT THIS IS A
REFERENCE TO THE SEA VIEW WHOSE OWNERSHIP WE HAVE THEREFORE
INVESTIGATED.
2. SEA VIEW WAS FORMERLY NAMED CHAPTAL, AND BEFORE THAT IRVING NO 1, TAN NAM AND EVIRA MARU. SHE IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN PANAMA AND HER LAST KNOWN OWNERS, THE INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CORPORATION, HAVE THEIR OFFICES IN MONTE CARLO. THE CORPORATION. IS WELL REGARDED AND IF THE SHIP IS INDEED RUNNING REFUGEES,
IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT SHE HAS BEEN SOLD TO NEW OWNERS. THERE IS NO
INDICATION THAT THESE ARE BRITISH.
3. THUS THE UK WOULD ONLY BECOME INVOLVED IF SEA VIEW WERE TO
HEAD FOR HONG KONG,
CARRINGTON
FILES
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
NEWS D M & VD PS PS/LPS
MR FERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTN BOAT PEOPLE
FED
EESD
N AM D
SAD
EID
PUSD OID
IPD
PS/MR HURD PS/LR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
KR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD N G LENNOX
MR BULLARD
CONFIDENMAL
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