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SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES - REQUEST FOR SEA TRANSPORT
>1975 April 26, 05:10 (Saturday)
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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.
2. SOLLE SAYS HE REPRESENTSSUBUDORGANIZATION,
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.
3. SOLLE GIVES FOLLOWINGSUBUDORGANIZATION
MEMBERS AS CONTACTS RE ABOVE REQUEST:
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(A) BANGKOK - HASAN VOGEL, TEL. 49528/48105,
56 SURINGWONGSE ROAD; 6TH FLOOR.
(B) SAIGON - HOWARD WELSH, TEL. 95508.
(C) UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK CITY - TARZIE
VITTACHI.
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ACTION REQUESTED: PLEASE ADVISE US HOW TO
RESPOND TO ABOVE REQUEST FOR SEA TRANSPORT. FYI.
WE FEEL THAT SINCESUBUD IS JOGJAKARTA-BASED MYSTICAL SECT
AND NATUNAS ARE INDONESIAN TERRITORY, DISCUSSIONS
MORE APPROPRIATELY HANDLED IN JAKARTA.
UNDERHILL