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4. IF THESE CONDITIONS CANNOT BE MET, WE SHALL HAVE TO KEEP THE REFUGEES ON THE SHIP UNTIL IT DEPARTS FOR SEATTLE. BUT WE WOULD, AS ALREADY INDICATED, ALLOW ASHORE ANYONE WHO REQUIRED HOSPITALISATION OR WHERE THERE WERE EXCEPTIONAL HUMANITARIAN REASONS.

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