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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 59

OF 05120OZ JANUARY 90

AND TO IMMEDIATE HANOI

CONFIDENTIAL

173274

MDHOAN 0678

YOUR TELNO MISC 920 TO HANOI:

VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

1.

MR MAUDE HAS NOTED THAT YOU HAVE SENT ANOTHER PACKAGE OF 92 NAMES TO HANOI. MR MAUDE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE 92 PEOPLE. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING

QUESTIONS:

ARE THESE THE BOAT PEOPLE WHICH WILL BE TRAVELLING ON THE

SECOND FLIGHT OF NON-VOLUNTEERS GOING OUT ON 20/21 JANUARY?

ARE THEY IN CHIU MA WAN?

ARE THEY BEING HELD SEPARATELY FROM THE OTHER BOAT PEOPLE?

HOW HAVE THESE PEOPLE BEEN SELECTED?

WHAT ARE THE PROPORTION OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN?

ARE THEY GOING TO BE TAKEN TO PHOENIX HOUSE, AND IF SO, HOW AND WHEN?

WHAT ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE GENERALLY?

2. GRATEFUL REPLY BY 08160OZ

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

63

VIETNAMESE REPATRIATION

LIMITED

HKD

DISTRIBUTION

66

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

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