TNAG-1528-FCO40-2092-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-refugees-general-1986 — Page 76

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VIETNAMESE SUSPECTED STOWAWAY

1.

WE UNDERSTAND FROM UKMIS GENEVA THAT UNHCR HAVE RAISED

WITH THEM THE REFUSAL BY HONG KONG OF ADMISSION TO A MALE

VIETNAMESE SUSPECTED STOWAWAY AGED ABOUT 18 ON MV NORTHLAND

(GREEK OWNER AND CAPTAIN, PANAMA-REGISTERED), WHICH SAILED FROM

VIETNAM ON 30 MAY, REACHING HONG KONG ON 5 JUNE. HE HAD

APPARENTLY BEEN REFUSED ADMISSION ON 3 JUNE AT THE SHIP'S

INTENTED DESTINATION (TAIWAN), WHERE THE VESSEL IS TO BE

SCRAPPED.

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UNHCR REGARD THE SUSPECTED STOWAWAY AS A REFUGEE, AND

HAVE CONTACTED SWEDEN AND THE US ABOUT A DISERO GUARANTEE. UNHCR

BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES WILL ACCEPT HIM, AND HAVE

SAID THEY ARE PREPARED TO GUARANTEE HIS RESETTLEMENT.

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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, IN VIEW OF UNHCR'S GUARANTEE, FOR

YOUR ADVICE ON WHETHER YOU WOULD BE PREPARED TO ALLOW THE

SUSPECTED STOWAWAY TO DISEMBARK UNDER DISERO/RASRO ARRANGEMENTS

PENDING RESETTLEMENT BY UNHCR. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR REPLY TO FCO AND

UKMIS GENEVA DESKBY 100830Z.

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