TNAG-1276-FCO40-1626-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 130

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BREAKDOWN ON RESETTLEMENT STATUS OF REMAINING REFUGEES RESCUED BY OCEAN-GOING VESSELS (as at July 18, 1983)

L/M No.

Vessel

Flag

Guarantee

Accepted

Pending

Active

1148

Sea Lionet

Panamanian

New Zealand

1196

Singwind

Panamanian

1¦

1282

Lisita

Norwegian

Norway

1 Canada (1282/9)

Remarks

2 France (1148/2) (1148/4)

Once refused N.Z. offer which cannot be re-activated. Cases submitted by UNHCR sub-office in Singapore to France under French Disero on April 26, 1983. Being actively considered by the French.

2 France (1196/18, 19)

(1196/20)

2 submitted to France under French Disero by UNHCR sub-office in Singapore on April 26, 1983. They are under active consideration by the French. 1 presented to Norway on humanitarian grounds but refused on June 2, 1983.

1414

Poyang

British

U.K.

1 U.S.A. (1414/27)

1 Australia (1414/2)

9+1HKB

On medical hold.

U.K. authorities formally informed that refugees ex this vessel were not accepted for resettlement in the U.K. but we were given to understand that H.K. Govt. has lodged an appeal on these cases.

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