TNAG-1977-FCO40-2810-Arrivals-figures-and-procedures-for-Vietnamese-refugees-in-H-1989 — Page 116

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UNHCR HAVE GIVEN US THE FOLLOWING FIGURES FOR VIETNAMESE WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN THAILAND BY BOAT THIS YEAR : JANUARY 130

: FEBRUARY 198 : MARCH 744 : APRIL 523 (THIS FIGURE NOT FINAL) : TOTAL 1,595 PERSONS.

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THE THAIS (MINISTRY OF INTERIOR) HAVE GIVEN US SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FIGURES: ARRIVALS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 14 MARCH (THE THAIS' CUT-OF DATE) - 577 : 14 MARCH TO END APRIL 1,096. TOTAL 1,673 PERSONS

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