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TO IMMEDIATE PERSONAL GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1062 OF 19 OCTOBER
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR DUNCAN WATSON.
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YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 1200 AND 1201: MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
1. MR ROYLE HAS LEFT THE OFFICE THIS EVENING BUT HAS ASKED ME TO SEND YOU THIS PRELIMINARY REPLY.
2. THE DTI HAVE ASKED US TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH THEM ON MONDAY TO DO SO WE SHALL NEED, UNLESS YOU SEE SUBSTANTIAL OBJECTION, TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THE LETTER TO THE JAPANESE (YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1200). WE WILL ALSO NEED TO USE THE EXPLANATIONS IN YOUR TELEGRAM 1201. GRATEFUL THEREFORE EITHER FOR SOMETHING BY MONDAY MORNING IN THE NON- PERSONAL SERIES WHICH WE CAN PASS OR FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO MAKE EXTRACTS.
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