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3. THE FIGURES FOR REFUGEES GOING TO THE U.S. INCLUDE 673 WHO WERE TRANSFERRED IN MARCH TO THE BATAAN REFUGEE PROCESSING CENTRE

(RPC) IN THE PHILIPPINES.

4. REGIONAL STATISTICS FOR BOAT REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM :

READ IN SIX COLUMNS: PLACE.

(A) REFUGEE POPULATION AT 1 JANUARY 1980

(B) ARRIVALS JAN-FEB 80

(C) RESETTLEMENT JAN-FEB 80

(D) C AS PER CENT OF A AND B

(E) REFUGEE POPULATION AT 1 MARCH.

PLACE

A

C

E

HONG KONG 52,100 MALAYSIA

34,300

256

1,721

5,900 10,100

11.3

47,300

28.0

25,900

INDONESIA 32,200

221

9,700 29.9

23,100

THAILAND PHILIPPINE 5,300

6,839

(NOT YET

AVAILABLE)

157

760

13.9

3,900

SINGAPORE

900

383

700

54.6

600

F.C.O. PASS SAVING SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, BANGKOK, CANBERRA, OTTAWA, UKMIS NEW YORK, BIS NEW YORK, WASHINGTON,

PARIS, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, OSLO, STOCKHOLM, BERNE, DUBLIN, VIENNA, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA, CARACAS,

BONN, WELLINGTON, MADRID, TEL AVIV, PEKING, GEORGETOWN, BELMOPMAN, ROME, THE HOLY SEE, SEOUL, TOKYO AND HANOI.

WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONN AND CANBERRA ARE REQUESTED TO PASS SAVING TO SUBORDINATE POSTS.

MACLEHOSE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

FILE S

COPIES TO

SEAD

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

HK & GD

LONDON

UND

FED

WED

ECD (E)

OID NEWS D

MR MURRAY

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