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E.R.

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atter of urgency, but I am afraid I can enter into no public commitment

at this stage.

Refugee matters generally

I want to turn now to some matters of more general concern.

The United Kingdom's record in general in this field is one of which we can be

proud. For centuries we have given asylum to those escaping persecution and

we can rightly claim to have made a substantiel contribution to the world-wide

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