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6. WE WERE PRESSED TO ASK HMG WHETHER IT WOULD BE PREPARED TO JOIN
THE OTHER RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES IN TAKING SOME REFUGEES FROM THE
OPEN CENTRES IN ORDER TO ENABLE US TO COMBINE THE TWO CENTRES INTO
ONE.
7. WE REALISE THAT HIS PRESENTS YOU WITH PROBLEMS. WE ALSO REALISE
THAT DESPITE THE SYMPATHETIC RECEPTION, OUR PROPOSAL IS UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE DRAMATIC RESULTS. NEVERTHELESS WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE
WILL RECEIVE A FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM SOME OF THE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS UNDERLINES THE NEED FOR SOME INDICATION
FROM THE UK THAT IT IS PREPARED TO HELP.
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