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IRRC No. 301
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D. A. Lopes
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D. A. Lopes
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Dr D.A. Lopes, Brigadier General (Rtd), was Director of the Malaysian Armed Forces Medical and Dental Services from 1969 to 1981. In March 1989 he joined the Malaysian Red Crescent Society as Medical and Administrative Director of its Assistance Programme for Vietnamese Boat People. Dr Lopes was promoted to Assistant Secretary General in October 1989 and in that capacity worked in close consultation with the Malaysian authorities, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.