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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1979
Malaysians set ‘boat people’
out to sea; vow to let no more in
United Press International
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia Monday backed down
from its threat to “shoot on sight” any Vietnamese refugees approach
ing its shores but added they still would not be allowed to land and
76,000 already in the country would be shipped out.
One group of 2,500 Vietnamese men, women and children who
had already landed in Malaysia were put aboard five overcrowded
wooden vessels Sunday and towed out to the South China Sea, where
they drifted Monday.
They were apparently tricked aboard by Malaysian promises that
the United States would rescue them, a diplomat in Kuala Lumpur
said.
“I don’t think there is such a (rescue) plan,” the diplomat said.
“U.N. officials fear all of them are most likely to be drowned because
the boats are not seaworthy.”
Prime Minister Hussein Onn Monday sent a message of reassur
ance to U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, who had sought a
“clarification” of Malaysia’s position after the “shoot on sight” declara
tion was issued last Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Mahthir
Mohamad.
“I wish to state that our measures to prevent further inflow of the
boat people do not include shooting them,” Hussein said.
But he maintained there would be a total ban on new refugees and
all of the 76,000 “illegal immigrants” now crowding refugee camps
must go eventually, although no deadline was set.
“We have reached the limit of our endurance and this is the only
way open to us to contain the problem that is severely affecting our
country,” Hussein said.
Hussein praised Waldheim for efforts in solving the refugee prob
lem but said efforts by the United States, Australia, Canada and
France — which have taken most of those accepted for resettlement
— “commendable as they are, have been grossly inadequate.”
Hussein said “Malaysia will not allow itself to be saddled with the
residues of these boat people, if they are not accepted by resettle
ment countries or their country of origin, we will have no choice but
to send them out which is the only alternative to their being left to rot
in the camps.”
Home Affairs Minister Ghazali Shafie, who delivered Hussein’s
message to newsmen at a press conference, clarified that the govern
ment’s policy is “shooing” the refugees away and “not shooting.”
Please don’t make the mistake again,” he advised newsmen.
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Executive considered
for Moscow post
Rebels
capture
garrison
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United Press International
VIENNA, Austria — President
Carter is considering nominating
Thomas J. Watson, chairman of the
IBM executive committee and head
of the administration’s arms control
advisory board, as the next U.S.
ambassador to Moscow.
U.S. officials refused to comment
on the report that Watson heads the
list of candidates for the Moscow job
but well-placed sources said he was
definitely under consideration.
If chosen, Watson would replace
veteran diplomat Malcom W. Toon
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Cyrus Vance that he would like to
retire late this summer or sometime
in the fall.
Toon, previously ambassador in
Belgrade and Tel Aviv, has served
in the Moscow post since late 1976.
He was first nominated by former
President Gerald Ford and then re
nominated by Carter.
Toon, 64, who served two previ
ous tours in Moscow in his career as
an East European specialist, was
known to feel strongly that his re
placement should also be a career
diplomat rather than a political ap
pointee like Watson.
Watson, 65, spent a long career
with International Business
Machines Corp., rising to be presi
dent and then chairman of the board
of the firm.
He is a brother of the late Arthur
K. Watson, also an IBM executive,
who was ambassador to Paris under
President Richard Nixon.
Watson is currently in Vienna in
connection with his duties on the
arms control advisory board.
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through a national guard corio;
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munique Sunday that 700 rek
crossing from Costa Rica Friday
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