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Dr. Gordon Thompson called on me yesterday to say that his organisation understood that Mrs. Selwyn- Clarke, who was their representative in Hongkong (she is also the wife of the medical officer of health) was being obliged to leave Hongkong as part of the evacuation scheme. Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke was an extremely active representative, and her departure would be a real loss. Incidentally I gathered that a
quantity of supplies was on its way to Hongkong addressed to her.
Dr. Gordon Thompson therefore asked that if it were possible a telegram might be sent to Hongkong asking the Hongkong Government to consider the possibility of exempting Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke from the evacuation order.
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Please advice.
J.C Standale Benwell.
26th October, 1940.
7. NOV 1940 have spoken to the Monson (C.O.),
Kong
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in the absence of Mr Gent, who says they consulted Hory Koup about the evacuation scheme and got a reply saying that the GOT. Considered that its operation should not only not be suspended but should be expedited, and that any
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Jexemption should 1. 2. viewed. Mo Monson also feels that in view of past ucriminations in
Hory Kory about people getting themselves good jobs and so obtaining exemption it world set a bad precedent if the wife of
prominent British official were exempted.
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