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3. YOUR FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE PARA 3(1), WE SEE LITTLE
MERIT IN A GUARANTEE THAT THE UK WILL AGREE TO ACCEPT ANY OF THE
REFUGEES WHO ARE NOT ACCEPTED ELSEWHERE, GIVEN THAT SO MANY OF THEM WISH TO GO TO THE US,CANADA AND FRANCE (YOUR SECOND TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE). THIS WOULD IN ANY CASE GIVE US CONSIDERABLE
DIFFICULTY AND CANNOT BE OFFERRED TO CASELLA. WE ALSO WISH TO
RETAIN THE OPTION OF GETTING THE JAPANESE TO ACCEPT THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH MR SONODA'S UNDERTAKING AT GENEVA, IT WOULD NOT
IN ANY CASE BE IN THE INTERESTS OF ANY OF THE REFUGEES HOPING TO
SETTLE IN THE USA, IF A BRITISH OFFER WERE MADE TO THEM: IF THEY FELL IN A LOWER US CATEGORY, THEY WOULD THEN BE DISQUALIFIED BY
HAVING AN OFFER FROM ELSEWHERE.
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