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4. MEANWHILE, WE WERE READY FOR ''AVA" TO ENTER HARBOUR YESTERDAY MORNING (PARAGRAPH 6 OF OUR T.U.R.). AGENTS HAD PROVIDED SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES. SOCIAL WELFARE TEAMS WERE READY TO CHECK CONDITIONS AND HAND OUT SMALL COMFORTS. HOWEVER, ON THE MORNING OF 17 JULY AGENTS RECEIVED FRESH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR OWNERS IN RANGOON THAT THE SHIP WAS NOT (REPEAT NOT) TO ENTER PORT AND SHOULD AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE INFERENCE WAS THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN REFERRED TO ''HIGHER AUTHORITY' WITHIN THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT.
5. ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS WE ARE, IN THE LAST RESORT, PREPARED TO ASSIST WITH TRANSIT FACILITIES AND WITH THE ARRANGEMENT OF ONWARD
THAT WE JOURNEYS BY AIR OR SEA, (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) PROVIDED GET FIRM UNDERTAKINGS THAT THEY WILL BE AFFORDED ENTRY INTO OTHER
COUNTRIES.
6. IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE ABSENSE OF RELIABLE ASSURANCES ABOUT RESETTLEMENT, WE MUST CONTINUE TO REFUSE PERMISSION TO THE GROUP TO LAND IN HONG KONG. WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE SITUATION. THANKS TO THE PREVAILING GOOD WEATHER AND THE CO-OPERATION OF THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN, THE REFUGEES ARE CURRENTLY AS WELL OFF ON BOARD THIS WELL-FOUND SHIP AS THEY WOULD BE ON SHORE.
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