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small boat

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Quang Ninh N.Vietnam

Danang C.Vietnam

C.Vietnam

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1 seeking religious freedom

a former seminary student. 3 seeking improved economic opportunities overseas. Al inspired by letters from friends and relatives, including the catholic student 3 "economic" refugees would not have left if there was no chance of resettlement or a possibility of repatriation. The catholic student claimed not to have thought of either possibility.

All

All seeking improved economic opportunities overseas. inspired by letters from friends and relatives. 2

claimed to have infrequently listened to 3BC/VOA news

about refugees being resettled All would have stayed in Vietnam if they thought there was no chance of overseas resettlement or a possibility of repatriation.

All seeking improved economic opportunities overseas. All inspired by letters from friends and relatives. Neither listened to VOA or BBC. A11 would have stayed in Vietnan if they thought there was no chance of overseas resettlement or a possibility of repatriation.

A large group (87 ethnic Vietnamese, 3 ethnic Chinese). including 2 fishermen who

claim to have been "hi-jacked" when their fishing boat was taken over by the escape organisers. The two have

formally requested repatriation. The organisers were armed at

the time of the takeover. The others were all motivated by

a quest for improved economic

opportunity, inspired by

widely held beliefs in a

better life overseas,

reinforced by letters from

friends and relatives. All

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small boat

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Hue,

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Rescue at Sea

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Thuan Hai, S.Vietnam

(Esso Orient)

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