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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
(8)
given safe conduct to their homes,
received the sympathetic consideration
of His Majesty's Government, but it was
felt that such a course would not
afford a satisfactory solution -
much as past experience has shown the
inadvisability of placing reliance
on Japanese assurances of nun
molestation. In this connection I
would refer to the telegram from
His Majesty's Ambassador at Shanghai,
repeated to you as No. 340 of the 7th
of December.
FURTHER ACTION.
3.
As an alternative, it was
suggested that the interned Chinese
might be treated as civilian refugees
and thus be absorbed in one of the
existing refugee camps with liberty to
return to their homes in China as and
when they might choose an opportunity
at their own risk and expense. The
view of His Majesty's Government is,
however,