TNAG-0898-FCO40-1108-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1979 — Page 122

3. THERE IS SOME DISCREPENCY BETWEEN THESE FIGURES AND THOSE GIVEN IN A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON 12 OCTOBER. THIS ANNOUNCED THAT A TOTAL OF 75,211 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE FROM MALAYSIANCAMPS HAD SO FAR BEEN RESETTLED IN 22 COUNTRIES. OF THE REMAINING 45,421 HERE 9,265 WERE IN TRANSIT CAMP S AWAITING RESETTLEMENT. FROM JULY-SEPTEMBER A RECORD NUMBER OF

26,274 HAD LEFT THE COUNTRY.

HAWLEY

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FILES

SEAD

EK & GD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

UND

FED

EID

FUSD

OTD

IPD

NEWS D

PS

FS/LPS

FS/MR BLAKER FO/PUS

GUR A DUTT

NR CORTAZZI.

MR HORRAX

MR STRAATON

LORD IGIHOX

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