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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, FCO, UKMIS GENEVA INFO ROUTINE BANGKOK, HANOI
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
ACCORDING TO A UPI STORY QUOTING BERNAMA NEWS AGENCY, YUSOF NOOR (REFERRED TO AS MINISTERS IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT) HAS SAID (QUOTE) THERE IS A BIG POSSIBILITY OF THE (MALAYSIAN) GOVERN-
MENT SETTING A ONE YEAR PERIOD, FROM A DATE TO BE FIXED LATER, TO THE QUARTERS CONCERNED TO RESETTLE THE VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
(FROM PULAU BIDONG). STARTING FROM THAT DATE THE GOVERNMENT WILL NO
LONGER ADOPT A SOFT ATTITUDE TOWARDS THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND
WILL TURN THEM AWAY IF THEY APPROACH OUR SHORES (UNQUOTE).
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GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS MOVE
ON THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT'S PART.
WILSON
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