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4. THE UPSHOT OF A FRANK AND FRIENDLY DISCUSSION WAS THAT U.S. CONSULATE-GENERAL AGREED TO PUT THE REQUEST TO WASHINGTON THAT THE REFUGEES SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO JOIN THEIR COMPATRIOTS IN GUAM. THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC AND IT WOULD THEREFORE BE OF GREAT VALUE IF OUR EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON COULD RE-INFORCE THE P.A. 'S REPRESENTATIONS IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY.
5. IN THE MEANTIME, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TEAMS WILL SOON BEGIN TASK OF COLLECTING BASIC INFORMATION ON THE REFUGEES WHICH WILL BE
OF USE IN FINDING HOMES FOR THEM ELSEWHERE.
MACLEHOSE
FILES:
HKIOD (4) PS/MRENNALS
SEAD
NAD
FED
COPIES TO:
MK. BLANK DS 11, MOD MR.A.F. WADE, HOME OFFICE
NEWS D
MVD
DEF D
CONS D
CONS EM UNIT
PS
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/MH. HATTERSLEY
FS/MISS LESTOR
NK. WILFORD
MR. EDMONDS
MR. MALE
MR. LARMOUR
NR. HAWLEY
SIR D. WATSON
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