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With reference to your letters of the 24th October,

27th October and 8th instant regarding the case of Haurice

Fredericks, I am directed by Secretary Sir George Cave to say

for the info mation of Mr. Secretary Long that this man arrived

at Southampton on the 25th September from Spain with an

Emergency passport in company with a British lady Miss Cossess.

No previous information had been received in this Department

about this man's intended arrival but it has subsequently been

hud ascertained that he applied at the beginning of August to the

Passport Office, Madrid, for a pemit to come to this country,

giving the same particulars as to his nationality as are given

in his letter of the 16th October and stating that he was

anxious to come here to offer his services either to the Amy or for work of national importance, His application bad bun referred to the War Office (M.I.5 B) for advice, but before a

reply was received he was granted an emergency certificate for

the journey, as the Passport Office thought that he might be

better able in this country to establish his nationality as to

which he had no documentary evidence, and that he might be able

to marry Miss Cossems who had gone out to Spain to join him for

this purpose, it being impossible to have the marriage registered

at the British Consulate without evidence of his nationality.

On arriving in this country, he had to be infomed that even if

he had been naturalized in Hong Kong, the naturalization would

have no effect in this country as it would have been granted

under a local ordinance and that he must register as an alien.

Bir George Cave does not know what advice Mr. Fredericks

received in Madrid as to what would be his position in this

The Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.