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'C.S. 20A (Rev.) 2600027

DESK OFFICER INDEX

SAVING TELEGRAM

PA

From the Governor, Hong Kong

To the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

HKG OFFICE LONDON, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Repeated to:-

UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, Repeated to:- PEKING, MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE,

BANGKOK.

HKCK 24371

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 2 2 JUL 1980

REGISTRY

AW /22/4

peta

Action Taken

191

No.

UK(DS11),

No.

No.

or 24 VUNE 1980

نے میں سے کے کر

FAVING

CC/G/8 (C) IV

Your Reference..........

My Reference...

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MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO. 186 : VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

1.

REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 24 JUNE 1980 :-

(PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

PA

A. IN UNHCR CAMPS

31,854 (32,232)

see

иг

B.

GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND

7,315 (6,908)

QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

C. TOTAL

39,169 (39,140)

2. 4,842 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1980. THE INCREASE OF

659 SINCE 18 JUNE IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF NINE SMALL BOATS AND THE

HMAS "SWAN" WHICH RESCUED 72 REFUGEES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

3. UNHCR HAS RESETTLED 18,981 REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY OF WHICH 642

IN THE PAST SIX DAYS.

to

(G. T. BARNES )

DS(S)

FILES

SEAD

HK & GD

UND

FED

ECD

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MAED

LEGAL ADVISERS

(MR RUSHFORD)

PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS

SIR YoUDE

MR DONALD

LORD NG LENNOX

MR HURLAY

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE

CHI