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54145/13
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95112/100/49
From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
To the Officer Administering the Government of
W* November, 1949.
Date
No
19 Saving.
19
HONG
KONG.
J
(12)
Your telegram No.644 and secret savingram No.112.
Entry of Indians and Pakistanis into Hong Kong.
We have considered a number of points raised by the Commonwealth Relations Office about the grant of increases facilities for the entry of Indians and Pakistanis into Hong Kong and agreed that it would be better if there were definite agreements with the Governments of India and Pakistan in which the latter bind themselves to screen Communists effect- ively. It appears that in fact no approach has yet been made to the Government of India on the lines uggested in the United Kingdon High Commissioner for India's telegram no.Xlló (repeated to you af jy telegram No.75?). No formal approach was made to the Pakistan Government in view of your savingram under reference.
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hile the Governments of India and Pakistan no doubt recognise that it is generally in their interests to revent Communists going to Hong Kong, it is considered that, there might be cases where, in the absence of definite undertakings us regards screening, there Governments would be tempted to
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