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Volume #13 - 209. | |
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CHAPTER IV IMMIGRATION | |
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PART
2 DISPLACED PERSONS | |
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SECTION
C POLISH VETERANS | |
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DEA/621-PF-40 |
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High Commissioner in United Kingdom to Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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TELEGRAM 249 MOST IMMEDIATE |
London,
February 13, 1947 |
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Following for Pearson from Robertson, Begins: Your telegram No. 248 of February 12th.† I very much regret delay in disposing of this distasteful subject. I had been hoping that matter could be cleared satisfactorily on departmental levels over here, without forcing it to Cabinet level, but War Office and Treasury have both taken, up to now, a pretty rigid and narrow view of their responsibility in the matter. I assumed from initial instructions that United Kingdom medical services had had some part in the actual examinations, and, therefore, that their Government might reasonably have been asked to accept equal responsibility for the results of an inadequate inspection of applicants. War Office investigations of their part in the matter did not show any specific derelictions for which they could hold their officers accountable, and made them reluctant to accept liability. 2. However, I have again put the whole question up to the Dominions Office, urging considerations of general policy which make it desirable for their Government to meet our request without further argument about the merits of the case. This they will try to do at once. In securing a final and favourable decision, it would be helpful to have an estimate of total costs involved. If United Kingdom authorities do agree to meet half the costs, I think they would much prefer to make a capital payment of half the estimated costs of those presently hospitalized, rather than a series of continuing payments based on actual expenses incurred in respect of individual cases. In particular, they would hope that they would not be asked to accept continuing responsibility for subsequent hospital treatment that may be required for new cases of tuberculosis or other ailments that may develop. Ends. | |
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