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TELEGRAM NUMBER 446 OF 25 MARCH

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FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON 251130Z

TELEGRAM NUMBER HK 446 OF 25 MARCH

FOR JEAFFRESON, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY FROM HAYE

- 3 APR 1935

SICER

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SCORRI REPORT ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

FURTHER TO OUR MEETING IN HONG KONG, I CONFIRM THAT

SCORRI WILL PROBABLY PUBLISH ITS REPORT ON VIETNAMESE

REFUGEES AROUND MID-APRIL. THE TWO LABOUR MPS ON THE SUB-

COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR RELAXATION OF THE CLOSED

CAMP POLICY AND THIS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE REFLECTED IN

THE REPORT. AS TO HMG TAKING VRS BY QUOTA, WE UNDERSTAND

THAT SCORRI WILL GO FOR WIDENING THE PRESENT CONSIDERATION

OF FAMILY REUNIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR CLOSE

RELATIVES TO EMBRACE ALL OUTSTANDING CASES THOUGHT TO

EXCEED 400.

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TIME PRESSES AND I NEED THE GUIDANCE TELEGRAM YOU

PROMISED SO THAT I CAN AT LEAST PUT OUR OFFICIAL VIEW TO

SCORRI BEFORE THEY PUBLISH AND SPEAK TO THE PRESS.

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