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including health checks, might be left for longer in Hong Kong.

We hope this would not impose an undue burden on you, the numbers involved should be fairly small. Grateful for your comments. Before finally settling on this interim maasure ve would want to see the mall print of what the Chinese finally "say when they give you their formal proposal. It would, of course, be essential to emphasise that this system was only meant to cover the period until the US Consulate in Canton starts issuing immigrant visas. At present the plan is for this to start on 1 april.

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You may find it useful to have the enclosed detailed table of immigration up to 31 October together with a table showing the pattern of green and pink exit peruát holders in October For illustrative purposes i also enclose two copies of graphs of legal immigration and repatriation to China over the past few years. I also enclose a graph of vietnamese boat refugees. Grateful 15 RIBCD would pass copies to BEAD and GID,

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PJ Williamson Esq HK&QD

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