CO129-590-11 Commission of Enquiry into irregularities in Immigration Departments 22-4-1941 - 19-12-1941 — Page 214

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Lanigration Office or officers of the general agent.

I s talking of those temporary permits.

The effect was to make that

a travel document which is not provided for in the Ordinance? That

document was issued by you, not by the 1.0.?

Ro, by me.

And on the authority of that document the person is allowed to re-enter?

YOB.

So it is in all escantials a travel document?

I should say a Po-entry poruit.

br. Forrest: Mr. Fobza, do you happen to remember how long we have known

s.

each other?

Comething like 9 or 10 years.

I believe that is 20.

Yes.

It has been a very long seruaintance, has it not?

In the past year or so it can be said we have been definite personal

friends?

Yeo.

The Commission has heɗa how busy I have been, they must be sick and

tired of hearing it; had you been living a life of leisure at that time?

Certainly not.

would you say you were as busy as usual or røre sot

Buch more Bo.

Yet you were anxious to get this gemral agency system started I think

Yet.

You proposed that, you have told the Commission, in the early days of

Joratory?

Yes.

Yet the agreement was not signed until the 22nd January↑

Yep.

How do you account for that? Did the suggestion that an agreement be

Kade come

o you or from me?

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