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SUBUD DoS Cables - 1975

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975KUALA02264_b.html

SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES - REQUEST FOR SEA TRANSPORT

1975 April 26, 05:10 (Saturday)

(From: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur)

1. MICHAEL C. SOLLE, AUSTRALIAN RESIDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR (TEL 204968), TELEPHONED EMBASSY MORNING APRIL 26 REQUESTING USG SEA TRANSPORT TO CARRY UP TO 2,000 SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM SAIGON TO NATUNA ISLANDS, INDONESIA.

1. SOLLE SAYS HE REPRESENTS SUBUD ORGANIZATION, SPIRITUAL GROUP, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, LODGING AND HANDLE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS. ACCORDING SOLLE, HIS ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY SCREENED NUMBER OF SVN REFUGEES; MAIN PROBLEM IS TRANSPORT. HE STATES GOI HAS GIVEN VERBAL ASSURANCES THEY WILL ACCEPT REFUGEES ON NATUNA ISLAND. EXPECTS FORMAL REPLY FROM GOI WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS.

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https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975JAKART05018_b.html

SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES TO NATUNA ISLANDS

1975 April 29, 01:35 (Tuesday)

(From: Indonesia Jakarta)

IN VIEW DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH INDONESIAN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OFFICIALS CONCERNING QUESTION OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, I BELIEVE IT IS HIGHLY DOUBTFUL THAT SUBUD ORGANIZATION MENTIONED REFTEL HAS GOI BLESSING FOR ANY PLAN TO TRANSPORT REFUGEES FROM SAIGON TO NATUNA ISLANDS. THEREFORE, UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE I DO NOT INTEND TO RAISE THIS PROPOSAL WITH GOI AUTHORITIES.

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https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975OSLO02089_b.html

RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

1975 May 23, 10:09 (Friday)

(From: Norway Oslo)

1. AMUND HOFF BERGE, THE SCANDINAVIAN PRESIDENT OF A RELIGIOUS-PHILOSPHICAL ORGANIZATION CALLED SUBUD, CAME TO THE EMBASSY ON MAY 20 TO REQUEST THAT IMMIGRANT VISAS BE ISSUED TO 29 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO, "ARE FIGHTING A BATTLE WITH TIME", SINCE THEY ARE IN GREAT DANGER OF BEING SENT BACK TO VIETNAM AGAINST THEIR WILL. BERGE SAID THE 29 VIETNEMESE ARRIVED IN A SMALL BOAT AT A MARINE BASE IN SOUTHERN THIALANDA FEW DAYS AFTER THE FIGHTING STOPPED IN VIETNAM. THEY ARE BEING ASSISTED BY A RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE IN BANGKOK, FREDRICK SCHJANDER, WHO IS TRYING TO PERSUADE THE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY TO ACCEPT THEM AS REFUGEES.

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>SUBUD

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>SUBUD DoS Cables - 1975

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzie_Vittachi

Tarzie Vittachi(September 23, 1921 – September 17, 1993), was a Sri Lankan journalist. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon. Vittachi authored two popular columns "Bouquets and Brickbats", and "Fly by Night" in the Ceylon Daily News. He later became the youngest editor (at 32) of the oldest newspaper in Asia, The Ceylon Observer, which was founded in 1834.[2] He wrote a book known as Emergency 58[3][4][5] about the Government's involvement in the country's race riots known as 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom that won him the Magasaysay Prize in 1959 and led to his being declared persona non grata.[2] From 1957 he waschairman of the World Subud Association for 25 years. From 1960 to 1965 he was Asian director of the International Press Institute, an organization of editors devoted to promoting the freedom of the press. He was, at the same time, a correspondent for The Economist, the BBC and The Sunday Times of London and wrote a column for Newsweek. A book about the role of theChildren's Fund in arranging truces to protect childrenin time of conflict, called "Between the Guns," was published posthumously.[6]

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>Tarzie Vittachi

https://www.subudvoice.net/subud-voice-english/the-passing-of-ed-kerner/

At that time, Varindra Tarzie Vittachi was working in the United Nations and was a good friend. In 1973 Edmund Kerner joined the United Nations fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and graduated to becoming Senior Information Officer. In 1983, Ed became the Chief, Media Liaison, for UNFPA.

Alfathah and Ed were opened in Subud. In those pioneering days, Bapak had asked Alfathah to establish a group in New York. Their apartment became the first centre for latihan in New York. Ed was soon opened and became extremely involved in Subud work and at one time was Vice Chair when Maxwell Shorter was Chairman of Subud USA. He subsequently became Chairman of Subud USA. He had tremendous influence and friends in high places. He could wheel and deal and even manage to arrange visas during public holidays. He was very hospitable to Bapak and Ibu Siti Sumari. His position as a member of the Sri Lankan delegation to the United Nations gave him access to smooth out matters at Customs when Bapak’s entourage needed assistance. Once, after a long and tiring journey, Bapak stayed at his apartment in New York as Ibu was too exhausted to move to the hotel.