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You wrote to Jook liac Saron a. the 4th Augant about fong Kong. I m very barry that you have not had a reply before this.
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although there is no question at our having an early revios of Texter policy in the Far East with the aricans, such as would cover the subject of the future of K ng Kang, you felt that it would be useful to begin to propere our views interdepart.entally against much a day and you sweated that no a start we sold lot you brave a view on your pla ning paper, of which you sent me a copy with your letter of the 17th karch. A study of that paper bag ben put in hand hero and on the ecchimic aspecto, to which you particularly drma atta
we are in touch with the TrESTY. Long before we reached the stage of formulati UK. palley for diseuraion in any Anglo-)..., roview: We show, of course, wish to two full consult taw with the lover or of H ng Kad. t the present, early abase, toreVOT and on the as ni vien tx. this is a muralf Shitehall cleari 1 er 100) would ret propone to do this at prament.
in your letter you also autio el tla backland tales of the Anglo-käerican Sorking from. I LUNG that well have to emneider what vo do (or do not do) in that respect when we have the Chiefs of Staff's eouxunts en 008(50)165.
I am aœding copies or this letter to brok, linkins, Clutterbüek and
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