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THIS IS A COPY

THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED

IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER

Mr. PaskinsECTION 3 (4) OF THE

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958

view of the imminent danger to Hong Kong of a flood of undesirables, as a result of the position in China, and the consequent grave danger to security, are any steps being taken to close the frontier and to restrict the free passage of persons from China?

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that part of the border is now controlled by Communists. This is surely an intolerable situation.

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26th November, 1948.

Mr. Rees-Williams.

As you will see from the annexed copy of a note which was recently prepared for the information or the Secretary of state, the control or Chinese immigrants, arriving from China, is beyond the capacity of the Hong Kong Goverment with the means ut present at their disposal. The Governor has reported that there is no cause for anxiety, in this respect, at present; but that in a large influx of refugees were

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