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In Confidence
CONFIDENTIAL
DRAFT MINUTE
To:-
Sir Leslie Monson
M' Loud has asked me
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Submit pang absence for the office today.
these papers to you by
Type 1 +
From
A W Gaminara
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Hong Kong
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IMMIGRATION BILL
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2.
Mr Wilford
on lines
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1⁄2 suggested by Mr Downing.
his minule Of dat March,
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In view of these
drican Megration & Visa
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Sepv. do not think that
can press Hag
Kang's case any
You will recall the Governor's telegram No 153
in which he made representations as regards the
effect that the UK Immigration Bill would have on the
entry of citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies
from Hong Kong into this country.
3.
to you
In his submission of 1 April Mr Laird explained the
position so far as this Department was concerned and
immediately before you went on leave on 15 April you
informed Mr D A Scott that you saw no objection to
に representations being made to the Home Office and the
" Department of Employment on behalf of Hong Kong
4 Representations were accordingly made, at
Under-Secretary level. The Home Office have expressed
neutrality in the matter; but the Department of
Employment have raised some objections in their letter
of 12 May which we did not see until 21 May.
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We are not altogether satisfied that the objections
raised by the Department of Employment are of real
Substance but in view of the time factor there seems
little that we can do in the matter.
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Mr Downing has informed me this morning that the
Home Secretary will be making a statement in Parliament
at 1530 hours tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 May, and that that.
which -tatement will set out the details of the scheme in
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