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HKD 243/22

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 966

OF 05170OZ MAY 89

AND TO DESKBY 08013OZ KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, JAKARTA

AND TO DESKBY 08013OZ SINGAPORE, MANILA

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INFO PRIORITY HANOI, WASHINGTON

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043071 MDHOAN 0549

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: ARRIVALS.

1 WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE PROMPT REPLIES FROM POSTS TO OUR TELNO 227 TO KUALA LUMPUR (NOT TO ALL).

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MINISTERS ARE HOLDING A FURTHER MEETING AT 090OZ ON 8 MAY TO DISCUSS FURTHER OUR PREPARATIONS AND TACTICS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES.

2.

GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE:

(A) AN UP DATE OF FIGURES FOR ARRIVALS, WITH, IF POSSIBLE, A COMPARISON WITH EQUIVALENT FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. (B) ANY AVAILABLE DETAILS OF EMERGENCY MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY AUTHORITIES TO HOUSE NEW ARRIVALS, EG USE OF FERRIES OR

OTHER TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION.

3. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE REPLIES IF POSSIBLE DESKBY 080730Z MAY.

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