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INWARD TELEGRAM

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outside Government Service is authorised.

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RECEIVED

personi

7 Ark 1900

COLONIAL OFFICE

H.440 5:40 p.m.

Typex

IMMEDIATE

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

COPY FOR REGISTRATION

FROM HONG KONG ( Sir A. Grantham)

D. 27th April, 1950 R. 27th

No, 460 Secret

MT

900031-150

13.40 hrs.

Addressed Peking No. 55. Repeated to Secretary of State

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77

Tamsui No. 32 (Please pass to Peking and

Tamsui)

Foreign Office telegram No. 470. to you.

Following are particulars requested.

Approximate total

number of men, women and children (civilians and ex soldiers)

5,350 (5,350).

Breakdown of above figure is as follows:

(A) Province.

(B) Ex Soldiers.

(c) Male Civilians.

(D) Women and Children

A

Be

Shantung Hopei Shansi.

1420.

C. 50 to 100.

D.

350.

A.

B•

Kiangsu Anhwei Honan Shensi.

730.

C. 50. Approximately

D.

320

A. Chekiang Kiangsi.

Ba

C.

870.

30.

D. 200.

/A.