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FM MANILA 1602272 OCT 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 418 OF 16 OCTOBER
AND TO IMMEDIATE SEOUL
INFO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG.
"T. G. SHAUGNESSY''.
1. WE HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT CANADIAN PACIFIC VESSEL
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"T. 6. SHAUGNESSY'' HAS PICKED UP TWENTY-FIVE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, VESSEL IS BERMUDA REGISTERED.
2. ACCORDING TO LOCAL C.P. AGENT, MASTER WAS REQUESTED TO PICK UP REFUGEES BY A U.S. NAVY RECONNAISANCE AIRCRAFT. THE U.S. AUTHORITIES HAVE DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REFUGEES AND THEY MAY NOT LAND AT U.S. NAVAL BASE HERE.
2. SHIP IS NOW HEADING FOR 'FIRST PORT OF CALL', ULSAN IN KOREA E.T.A. UNKNOWN.
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4. THE U.S. EMBASSY HAS ASKED IF WE WILL ACCEPT THESE REFUGEES FOR SETTLEMENT. GRATEFUL INSTRUCTIONS.
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