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apprentices (some 24 of these having been brought to
this country by the Federation of British Industries),
making a total of almost 300. Of this number it is
estimated that from 185 to 200 students are in London.
So far as the 67 British Indemnity students and
the 24 Federation of British Industries apprentices are
concerned, there would appear to be a moral obligation
on His Majesty's Government to take suitable measures for
their welfare, and the other Chinese students may
perhaps, in view of the distance from their home country,
reasonably expect provision to be made for them also.
am accordingly to enquire whether any plans exist for
dealing with non-British students in the event of war,
and to suggest that, if no such plans have yet been
worked out, suitable measures should now be taken to
include Chinese students in any evacuation plans for
the University of London.
5.
I
Similar letters have been sent to The Ministry
of Transport and the Board of Education.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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