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X75
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 158943Z AUG 79
TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.1163 OF 15 AUGUST,
INFO PRIORITY: PEKING, BONN,
1575
HKK 243/1
RENGIVED IN ARGS
16 AUG 197
RE
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ROUTINE : WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, H.K.COVT OFFICE LONDON,
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES - GERMAN MERCY SHIP,
1. H.K.GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A TELEPHONE MESSAGE ON 11 AUGUST FROM A GERMAN T.V TEAM ON BOARD THE GERMAN MERCY SHIP CAP ANAMUR SAYING THAT THE VESSEL WOULD PASS CLOSE TO HONG KONG ON 13 AUGUST AND REQUESTING REPORTS OF SIGHTINGS OF ANY VIETNAMESE CRAFT IN THE AREA FROM WHICH SHE
HONG KONG MARINE COULD RESCUE REFUGEES TO BE LANDED IN SINGAPORE.
DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY ACKNOWLEDGED NOTING THE REQUEST AND OON 13 AUGUST SENT A NIL RETURN.
2.
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'CAP ANAMUR HAS SINCE REPORTED THAT SHE WAS INTERCEPTED BY A CHINESE GUNBOAT NUMBER 7348 AT 1840 ON 13 AUGUST AT 22.01N, 114.00€ WITHIN CHINESE WATERS TO THE NORTH OF THE LEMA ISLANDS. SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETRACE HER TRACKS TO INTERNATIONAL WATERS NEAR HONG KONG FROM WHERE SHE PROCEEDED SOUTH TOWARDS SINGAPORE
WITHOUT REFUGEES,
MACLEHOSE
FILE S
SEAD
1X & GD
UND
FED
DESD
N AM D
SAD
HAED
BID
PUSO
012
IPD
IRVA D TVD
PS PS/IPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUTY
STR A PARSONS
MR COLMAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG KENNOX
MR FRIGTSSON
MA BRINGWELL
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