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4. AS A LAST RESORT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ALLOWING THE SHIP TO LAND THE REFUGEES HERE, BUT ONLY IF THERE WAS A GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE U.K IF SETTLEMENT
ELSEWHERE PROVED IMPOSSIBLE.
5. WE ASSUME THAT ACCEPTANCE IN THE U.K OF ANY OF THESE REFUGEES UNDER SUCH A GUARANTEE WOULD NOT AFFECT THE PROPOSAL
THAT THE U.K SHOULD ACCEPT FIFTY FROM THE BACKLOG OF REFUGEES ALREADY HERE.
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