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TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1233 OF 4 SEPTEMBER

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA,

WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK.

INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HANOI, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK.

MY TELNO 1214: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1.

1628A

REFUGEES IN HONG KỌNG ON 4 SEPTEMBER 1979:

Ace 1676

A. UNDER UNHCR CARE

36,465

B. AWAITING ACCEPTANCE BY UNHCR

C. TOTAL

30,748 67,213

2. 70,985 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY. THE INCREASE OF

917 SINCE 28 AUGUST 1979 IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 12 SMALL BOATS

AND THE ANNA MAERSK.

3. UNHCR HAS SENT 9,435 REFUGEES TO THIRD COUNTRIES SINCE 1 JANUARY

1979.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

SEAD

PS

IK & GD

UND

FED

NAM D

SAD

MAED

EID

PUSD

OID

IPD

P3/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

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NEWS D MVD

MR FERGUSSON MR FRETVELL

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