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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES - T G SHAUGHNESSY.

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1. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE GAVE PERMISSION LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE REFUGEES TO LAND AND GO INTO TEMPORARY ASYLUM IN BUSAN, NO CONDITIONS WERE ATTACHED AND NO GUARANTEES WERE ASKED FOR.

2. THE DECISION WAS INFLUENCED BY A STRONG RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MFA, WHICH THEY PRESUMABLY BASED ON THE CASE OF THE ALARIC LAST MONTH, TO WHICH THE PRESENT CASE IS VERY SIMILAR. WE HAVE EXPRESSED OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.

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THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN HAS TOLD US HE HOPES TO SAID FROM ULSAN