174+37
6/25 12.0
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FM JAKARTA 93632Z OCT
TO PRIORITY FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 333 OF 3 OCTOBER
HKK.243
RECOVE
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, MODUK (FOR D14D)
5.
DASK OFFRO INDEX
AC
INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, UKNIS GENEVA, CANBERRA, PEKING SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK. OTTAWA, UKMIS NEW YORK SAVING TO HANOI.
1777
HONG KONG TELNO 1336 TO FCO: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES,
NEW DEPARTURE TRENDS.
UNHCR FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SEPTEMBER ARRIVALS
434
SEPTEMBER DEPARTURES
2,154
CASELOAD AT 30 SEPTEMBER
43,978
CUMULATIVE ARRIVALS
51,784
CUMULATIVE DEPARTURES
7,726
2. UNHCR SAY THAT ALMOST ALL THE SEPTEMBER ARRIVALS ARE ETHNIC VIETNAMESE WHO ARRIVED IN ABOUT 120 SMALL BOATS. THEY HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT THE DEPARTURES WERE AUTHORISED BY THE VIETNAMESE - GOVERNMENT, INDEED SOME OF THE REFUGEES HAD GUNSHOT WOUNDS THEY CLAIMED WERE RECEIVED WHILST FLEEING. FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING HANCI SPENDLOVE
FILE S
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
BOAT PEOPLE
SEAD
FK & GD
UND
FED
EID
FUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D
PS
PS/LPS
PS/R BLAKER
PS/FUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR SEA ATON LORD NG LENNOX
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