CO129-589-18 Complaints against evacuation scheme 23-11-1940 - 24-10-1941 — Page 58

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in the Geleny should be evacuated as a defence measure was taken after most careful consideration of the factors concerning the defence of Hong Kong in the event of a serious deterioration in the political situation in the Far East. It is deeply regretted by all eencerned that this has involved sacrifie8eN

anta the part of the families concerne

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appreciate that H.M.G. had wider vital interests than

ang individual interest to consider

Lord Moyne regrets accordingly that he cannot

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see his way to recommend that the restriction on the

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return of British European women to the colony should -

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be lifted so long as the present tension in the Far

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