Your tel. 5.¹ Saw Deputy Director Political Dept. Jan. 7th and raised the question referred to in your tel., keeping question of children separate from that of Jews. He promised to make enquiries.

As you are aware we have great difficulty in obtaining exit visas even for Irish citizens, for instance case of McConville. Your tel 52;² it seems improbable therefore that these Jews would receive more favourable consideration. You will also appreciate that the German authorities are inclined to regard action by other countries as indirect criticism of their Jewish policy.