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by graemep 738 days ago
Those who had (the right to) British passports were allowed in, right? So similar to the recent situation with regard to BN(O) people in HK.

There was a lot of free movement within the empire other than to the UK too. Many people left India, in particular, for west Africa, SE Asia. Some of my ancestors moved to Sri Lanka.

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To add, free trade too.