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matter of this sort, and that this overcrowded island in the North Sea should not be the terminus of any major migration?

version of SIR I. GILMOUR: With respect to my h F I question his immigration to this

history. The initial impetus for

country did not

being part of

u springfrom misery; it sprang from a` feeling of

Commonwealth in which people were

allowed to migrate freely. That was the beginning of the

matter. I do not believe that it is a question of self-indulgence.

It is possible to be self-indulgent in either way

in a

humanitarian

or

non.

humanitarian way.

MR. HARDY:

Does the Minr agree that most h Ms appear

to endorse the Samaritan position? Does he agree that in the

parable the

for the kindness that he showed? Samaritan paid In his statement the r h G

suggested that the

monays

would be provided from the existing

aid programme. Who will suffer as a result of that?

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SIR I. GILMOUR: I cannot answer that question.

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h G knows that we are re-examining our aid programme and

However

The

cutting it. The aid programme is so organised that there is always a certain sum set aside for contingencies.

LMR.

MR. PETER BOTTOMLEY: I congratulate the Govt for

stopping on the Jericho road and not passing by on the other side. I ask the Minr to confirm that the country is not becoming

a major terminus for refugees from Indo-China, because other

countries are taking many more refugees than we are.