CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 120

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Ar. Forrest: vith your permission i woul like to put in also

certain minutes which I had written on the organization of the department une it. work to the 0.3. which 1 have not yet been able

to trace in the C.9.9. files.

The Chairman:

You mean you will submit them to us in due course?

ar. Forrest: 1 Could read tc but i have not ae extra copies

for the Commission.

t

The ChiliZATA A If you wil. read the.. for .. tinc being, we can have

copies made later.

Mr. Forrest:

Reads out mine of 16th February, 11, at ressed

(@mi C.5.0.2867/41=)

by him to the Colonial secret.ry. (@).

my

Another minute which I would like to read is

which

minute of 3rd Febrary/deul: vite queltions of

complaints reguzi į bacivility received from the Chulese members

of Council ulti ately coming from tank of China.

i don't think that that minute 15 Very Mormane to

ti tortas of ref rence we have now unde. consideration, ir. Forrest.

ar. Bireuti i have been quite unable to keep the various headings

apart as the cases bringing us back to personnel..

The Quairman: That is a matter which may or may not arise later, but i will give you this assurance. We are not going to assume that there are charges of incivility merely because there is second-hand or written record of such. If anyone cores forward al muxos a charge then that minute will be of the utmost importance, but until

then 1 don't think you meu bother about it.

The Chairman i Fr. Forest, your appointment as 1.0. designate you say came to you towards the one of lepteaber?

A.

I think so. Sir.

1 actually have Mr. Lee's minute saying that he had mentioned it to you and I think we may take it us Dein towards the end of Septembery A. The first officiul use of th. term was in a minute by the P...

adressed to the Col.Sec. stating that i had asked for authority to

huv. certuan works executed.

At that ti e you had of course carefully studied the Kisslebrook

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