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Sw45/1315
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Inward Telegram to Commonwealth Relations Office
ALLOTTED TO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
CYPHER (TYPEX)
FROM:
U.K. HIGH COMMISSIONER IN INDIA
TO:
COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS OFFICE
REPTD. TO: HONG KONG
NEW DELHI, 18.35 hours, 17th June 1949 21.50 hours, 17th June 1949
PRIORITY NO.X1116.
(4)
Addressed to Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Relations No.X1116, (C.R.0. please pass to Colonial Office for onward transmission to Hong Kong as our number x6).
Please refer to Hong Kong Savingram No.84 dated May 9th 1949 to me repeated to Secretary of State for Colonies No.76 regarding entry of Indians into Hong Kong.
I do not know whether the position regarding
admission of Indians to Hong Kong has changed as a result of
recent developments in the situation there and would be grateful for instructions whether I should still approach the Government
of India as desired by the Governor Hong Kong.
3.
If it is decided that I should do so I would explain
the necessity of restricting movements of Communist sympathisers in
view of existing situation in Hong Kong but I consider it
undesirable and probably unnecessary to stress the details laid
down in paragraph (? 1) of Savingram No. 40 dated February 10th, 1949
from Secretary of State for Colonies to Hong Kong. Government of
India have recently shown themselves anxious to prevent movement of
Communists and "fellow travellers" both into and out of India and
may be expected to adhere to this policy. If the Government of India
agree to undertake screening, its effectiveness should be adequate in
case of well-known individuals and applicants resident in Delhi and
/provincial
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