CO129-589-18 Complaints against evacuation scheme 23-11-1940 - 24-10-1941 — Page 20

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7/38 T.S. 695 1/39 TS. 695

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54058/2/41.

Monson. 29.10.41.

Mr.

Mr.

Gent. 29.

Qto. for Mr. Hall.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

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Sir H. Moore.

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Sir G. Tomlinson.

Ekburgh. 29/10/41

X Sir J.Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

15.29/10/20178.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

GEOFFREY LE M. MANDER, ESQ.,

M.P.

Encl. to letter under reply

in original

29 October, 1941.

My dear Wander

مملك

You sent me on the 27th

October a letter from Mr. M.V.

Taylor of Hong Kong, forwarding

copy of a petition addressed to

the Secretary of State by the

Hong Kong Evacuation Committee,

ttee,

asking for the removal of the

ban on the return of the European

British women and children who have

been temporarily evacuated from

the Colony.

The petition reached the

para.2 of S. of s's despatch No.108 (8) Secretary of State early in

Lover

China

land Trade Report

(in orig. below)

Copy on 54058/41.

FURTHER ACTION.

September and received the fullest

and most sympathetic consideration

from him and his advisers. I

that

think I can hardly do better than think

send you for your information the

enclosed extract from Lord Moyne's

reply to the Governor's despatch on

the subject. As I am sure that

you will understandthe decision.

to evacuate British women and

children was not taken lightly

or

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