The phrase in paragraph 6 of Prideaux-Brune's memorandum enclosed in your despatch No.426 (F 5571/16/10) of December 6th, about "tangible evidence.....that we have come up to date" in respect of our i

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Hong Kong Planning Unit 2, Park Street, W. 1.

10th May, 1945.

SECRET

My dear Gent,

The enclosed came to me by bag from

Ride this morning. I think its

contents will bear a little investigation with the Foreign Office.

Offhand I can think of no quicker

way of spoiling the pitch.

Yours sincerely,

(sgd.) D.M. MacDougall

G.E.J. Gent, Esq., C.M.G.,D.S.O.,0.B.E.,

Colonial Office

M.C.

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