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and in view of the high political issues involved
we feel that our preliminary approach to the Americans
I enclose should be on the highest possible level.
a note on the facts of our position in respect of
Hong Kong.
In view both of the urgency of action and
the desirability of tuking it up with the mericans
at a very high level, it seemed to colonel Stanley
a word for theply to the fristert at
that the opportunity of Terminal should not be lost
for this purpose, and if this is to be done I must in
the circumstances put it at once to you for your
consideration and in the hope that you may feel it
possible to tɛke action before Termin:1 disperses.
We shall in any case have to go to the Chinese but
it will be an immense help if we can clear it first
with the Americans,
I have consulted Sargent us to this course
which I am taking in writing to you and I have his
concurrence in doing so. I shall, of course, report
immedi:tely to our new Secretary of State as soon as
he takes office.
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