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FM HONG KONG 200855Z AUG 79
PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1185 OF 20 AUGUST
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INFO PRIORITY THE HAGUE, UKMIS GENEVA, INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO 1179: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES MV SEROOSKERK.
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390 THE DUTCH HAVE GIVEN AN UNDERTAKING TO ACCEPT THE 61 REFUGEES
ON BOARD AND ACCORDINGLY THE SEROOSKERK WAS PERMITTED TO ENTER HONG KONG AT 0900 THIS MORNING. WE HAVE STILL NOT HEARD WHETHER THE DUTCH WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE INSTEAD REFUGEES ALREADY HERE.
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2. IMMIGRATION, POLICE AND MARINE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS BOARDED THE VESSEL ON ARRIVAL. THE 61 REFUGEES ARE ALL ETHNIC VIETNAMESE WHO SET OUT FROM VUNG TAU ON 14 AUGUST AND WERE PICKED UP ON 17 AUGUST BY SEROOSKERK WHEN THEIR OVERCROWDED BOAT WAS ALMOST OUT OF FOOD AND FUEL. THEY CLAIMED THAT SECURITY MEASURES AGAINS T REFUGEES' DEPARTURE FROM VIETNAM HAD BEEN CONSIDERABLY STRENGTHENED
AND THAT THEY WERE FORTUNATE TO ESCAPE PURSUING PATROL CRAFT.
3. THE SHIP'S AGENT NEDLLOYD HAS UNDERTAKEN TO MEET ALL EXPENSES OF THE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN RESETTLED IN
THE NETHERLANDS.
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LORD NG LENNOX
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