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4. THE UPSHOT OF A FRANK AND FRIENDLY DISCUSSION WAS THAT U.S. CONSULATE-GENERAL AGREED TO PUT THE REQUEST TO WASHINGTON THAT THE REFUGEES SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO JOIN THEIR COMPATRIOTS IN GUAM. THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC AND IT WOULD THEREFORE BE OF GREAT VALUE IF OUR EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON COULD RE-INFORCE THE P.A. 'S REPRESENTATIONS IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY.

5. IN THE MEANTIME, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TEAMS WILL SOON BEGIN TASK OF COLLECTING BASIC INFORMATION ON THE REFUGEES WHICH WILL BE

OF USE IN FINDING HOMES FOR THEM ELSEWHERE.

MACLEHOSE

FILES:

HKIOD (4) PS/MRENNALS

SEAD

NAD

FED

COPIES TO:

MK. BLANK DS 11, MOD MR.A.F. WADE, HOME OFFICE

NEWS D

MVD

DEF D

CONS D

CONS EM UNIT

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/MH. HATTERSLEY

FS/MISS LESTOR

NK. WILFORD

MR. EDMONDS

MR. MALE

MR. LARMOUR

NR. HAWLEY

SIR D. WATSON

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