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1845: PROHONGAID LONDON SIX
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I THINK WE ALL REALISE THAT LAST YEAR WAS AN EMERGENCY OPERATION, WE WERE, OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, INUNDATED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP. AT THE SAME TIME AS WE WERE DEALING WITH A LARGE NUMBERS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER FROM CHINA.
THE TWO MAJOR POINTS IN YOUR SUBMISSION CONCERNING A GOVERNMENT POLICY OF DELIBERATE DEPRIVATION AND OF SUBSTANDARD MEDICAL FACILITIES WERE NOT FOUND TO BE JUSTIFIED.
THE TEAM FOUND THAT AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GREAT PRESSURE TO DEAL WITH THE INFLUX QUICKLY THE GOVERNMENT POLICY WAS HUMANE DESPITE THE EXTREME CONDITIONS, AND THAT MEDICAL FACILITIES WERE ADEQUATE IN THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIME.
THE GROUP HAS MADE A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WHEN IMPLEMENTED, WILL IMPROVE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF THE REFUGEES,
I THINK TWO OF YOUR MAIN CONCERNS WERE THAT LESSONS SHOULD BE LEARNED FROM THE WAY THE INFLUX WAS DEALT WITH LAST YEAR, AND THAT ANY SHORTCOMINGS SHOULD BE PUT RIGHT NEXT TIME. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GROUP SHOULD MEET THESE POINTS AND I HOPE YOU FEEL AS WE DO THAT THE REVIEW HAS BEEN WORTHWHILE. YOU MAY REST ASSURED THAT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.+
(SIGNED D.R. FORD)
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