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obliged to seek the consent of all other parties or at least to secure their acquiescence. It is not thought that this would be attainable.
12. Finally, I have been asked by my administrators to emphasize the difficult practical problems facing the Hong Kong Government. One of these is that deportation of these refugees is not a possible course, for humanitarian
reasons,
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Your sincerely,
Fred
F Burrows Legal Counsellor
While this letter was being typed I was informed that the Secretary of State has now approved the. submission made to him by the Minister of State.
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