TNAG-1916-FCO40-2720-Accommodation-for-Vietnamese-refugees-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 76

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CONFIDENTIAL

160735 MDHIAN 7757

CONFIDENTIAL (CORRECTED VERSION- ADDRESSEES)

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1847

OF 051115Z JUNE 89

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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA, HANOI, WASHINGTON, PEKIN BANGKOK INFO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, CANBERRA, OTTAWA

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VIETNAMES BOAT PEOPLE

AT 1900 HOURS THE ARRIVAL FIGURE FOR THE DAY WAS 1005. WE FEAR THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER ARRIVALS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WE MANAGED TO MOVE 500 PEOPLE FROM TAI A CHAU EARLIER TO DAY THERE ARE AT PRESENT MORE THAN 2500 PEOPLE AT TAI A CHAU. IF THIS RATE OF ARRIVALS CONTINUES OUR NEW EMERGENCY WILL BE OVERWHELMED VERY QUICKLY.

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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