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YOUR TELNO 785: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

ON 5 OCTOBER (NO SITREP WAS COMPILED FOR 4 OCTOBER WHICH WAS A SUNDAY), THERE WERE 13,680 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING 1,164 SHIP RESCUE CASES. THERE WERE IN ADDITION 3,190 EX-CHINA CASES, FOR A TOTAL FIGURE OF 16,870

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