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RECEIVED MR19/5MY NC! 51 19 OCT 1979

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

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FM HONG KONG 1810127 OCT 79

INDEX

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE-

TELNO.1456 OF 18 OCTOBER,

INFO IMMEDIATE: SEOUL,

PA

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PA

ROUTINE : OTTAWA, HAMILTON, WASHINGTON, MANILA, UKMIS GENEVA,

YOUR TELO.172 TO SEOUL : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ON M.V T.G.SHAUGNESSY'.

1. WE ARE CONTENT FOR THE POSITION ON COMMERCIAL VESSELS ARRIVING HERE WITH REFUGEES TO BE CLARIFIED, IF NECESSARY, IN THE TERMS GIVEN IN YOUR PARA.3. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES HERE SHOULD NOW BE GIVEN AS 'OVER 64,000'

MACLEHOSE

FILES

READ

FK & GO

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

BOAT PEOPLE

UPD

FED

BID

ZUSD

OT)

IPD

NEIS D

CS

PS/LPS

FRAR BRAKER

PO/FUS

SUR A BUIT

MR COZZI

MIR KOPRAY

MR BERASTON

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