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Parliamentary Question
6. Mr. Pritt, To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he has any statement to make on the compulsory evacuation of civilian British European women and children from Hong Kong; whether he is aware that great distress is being caused by the conditions of this evacuation; that racial discrimination in respect of this evacuation has caused bitter resentment among the Chinese and Portuguese communities in the Colony; and whether he will arrange that any further evacuation of civilians should take place on a voluntary basis without racial discrimination. [Wednesday 31st July.]
ANSWERED 3 1 JUL 1940
REPLY ATTACHED.
F.O. ARE NOT ASKED TO ADVIRE.
Aftantior eventont with y
1244/5
July 30
Copy to Embassies in Shanghai & Tokyo.
CEL. 1/8.
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