TNAG-0896-FCO40-1106-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 290

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CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL

HKK2H

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FM HONG KONG 081015Z AUG 79

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1129 OF 8 AUGUST

No Awoja

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, PRIORITY WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA, TOK YO INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELNO 1121: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON MV RUDDBANK.

1530

1. THE RUDDBANK SAILED FOR SHANGAH! AT 1745 HOURS LOCAL TODAY WITH

THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES STILL ON BOARD.

2. THE TWO CASUALTIES HAD BEEN TREATED IN HOSPITAL AND DISCHARGED BUT WERE UNABLE TO RE-BOARD THE VESSEL DUE TO ROUGH SEAS AND DESPITE THE AGENT'S AND MASTER'S BEST EFFORTS. THESE TWO WILL NOW

BE LANDED TEMPORARILY IN HONG KONG AND PROCESSED FOR OVERSEAS

RESETTLEMENT.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

SEAD

HK & GD

UND

FED

EESD

NAM D

SAD

MAED

EID

FUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

PS

PS/LPS

FS/R HURD FS/MR BLAKER FS/FUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

+

LORD NG LENNOX

MR BULLARD

MR FERGUSSON

MR FREIWELL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE

CONFIDENTI AL

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