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2. IT FOLLOWS THAT IT WILL NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, BE POSSIBLE FOR YO TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ALONG THE LINES YOU SUGGEST. NOR WOULD The HOME OFFICE WISH YOU TO REVEAL THEIR SYMPATHETIC INTEREST TO LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER GUVERNMENTS FOR FEAR THAT THIS MIGHT INDUCE A LESS FORTHCOMING APPROACH ON THEIR PART THAN THEY HAVE SO FAR SHOWN. INDEED THE ATTITUDE MOW DEMONSTRATED BY THE AMERICANS AND CANADIANS TO THIS PROBLEM (WASHINGTON TFLNO 2584 AND YOUR TELMO 743) APPEARS TO MAKE SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT UNNECESSARY. IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE HOME OFFICE IN TAKING THE MATTER FURTHER IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, ONCE THE REFUGEES ARE LANDED, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ESTIMATES, ON A REGULAR BASIS, OF THE NUMPER OF REFUGEES EXPECTED TO GO TO THE UNITED STATES OR ELSEWHERE.
3. WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO 2584 IS RELEVANT TO PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 8 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. UKMIS GENEVA HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PURSUE THE POINTS RAISED IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE (FCO TELEGRAM NO.158 TO THEM).
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