54447/2/50
*. 2350/76.
Colonial office,
The Church House,
Great Smith Street,
S.W.1.
28th March, 1950.
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Sear Head,
lease refer to the corres ondenca enclosed with your third personal note of the 24th January on the subject of a claim by Mr. M.2. Rodgers under the
xtended Far astern Private Chattels Scheme (ar
Dange
I am afraid that I. Rodgers having serve n
the 20% ong police does not affect the fact that
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be is not eligible for egant under the cheme so it i at I sent framed. Benefit under the scheme is now lated to nited -ingdom British subjects b. sufred iocres in British and former fritish territories in the
FI sat, and who come to the United Kingdom with intention of living ther permanently and set up bonos there. For a number of reasons, we have to be very osreful when considering any extension o the schon.e vh on has oortsin political implications in the Far
tern territories; however, we are at prese t considering with the Board of Trade, who are the adinis ering Department, sa extensi n of the schonte designed to ring un er it gnited ingdom British subjects "ho have settled permanently in certain Couronwealth countries. At the same time we intend to look into the problem presented by the exclusion of residents in the Republic of Ireland and in the connection pluose see Chaplin's letter No. 55136/26/50, a copy of which you should have hud.
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e would suggest that Kr. Rodgere should be in ormed that be is not at present eligible for a
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