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SECURITY CLA FICATION
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DRAFT "Letter "
To:-
P L Taylor Esq
Home Office
Lunar House
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40 Wellesley Road Croydon
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WE Henry Esq Shipping Policy
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DH Forward Esq
Marine Div
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Func Cortay, M. Manfrey (SEAD)
Any comments please?
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Thank you for sending a copy of your proposed draft submission to the Home Secretary on Indo-Chinese "amall
var oast :auoits boat" refugees. I am replying also on behalf of our
ad bluore and BU* 150 ,ebrow radjo ? Maritime and General Department who received a separate
copy of your draft.
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2. We are grateful to you for giving consideration to
accepting into the UK a few more "boat people" If this
can be done in such a way as to relieve British-negisteredır”
vessels of some of their, burden while at the same time, dozoru
avoiding a new quota as such, then so much the better; I j
attach some suggested amendments to your draft as it stands
at the moment. But there are additional pointa of substance
for ther we feel might merit your consideration.
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3. Since your draft was prepared as you know, we have not
been involved in the "Sipkiang" affair - the Hong Kong vasoft
registered vessel which recently put into Singapore, with ya.
28 refugees aboard. It seems that under the Merchant, IZROA Shipping Act 1894 vessels registered in Hong Kong and other....
Colonial ports are considered to be British-registered, as
vessels. No doubt Marine Division of the Department of Ju
Trade will provide chapter and verse on this if they haventol not already done so. Subject to their views, I think 3gBorul will agree that if we are going to give undertakings:šoj nov?
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