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Repatriation problems of destitute pilgrims abandoned on coast of Trucial States, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of how to deal with a group of destitute pilgrims who have been abandoned on the Trucial Coast and in particular the provision of the expenses necessary for the support and repatriation of the pilgrims (1) Report of a message from the Government of Burma, who do not recognise the claim of the pilgrims to be Burmese nationals (2) Request for authority to provide for the maintenance of the pilgrims until they can be repatriated (3) Report on the circumstances of the arrival of the pilgrims in the Trucial States and dis