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This very urgent telegram from Hong Kong late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ellis, Mr. Clutterbuck and I discussed it with
come
the draft
The Ro.
In trouncey immedia
immediately,
K
reply herewith is
the result.
are quite prepared to let fir C. Clementi have his wayy. They look on
settlement &
IG
the boycott as far now
important than
amy
other concre involved,
I want to hamper it as little as possible.
The real obstacle is Sei R. Machay, who
HE
of course looks at the matter from Northern point of
We therefore
view.
thought it most important, apart from
alter reasons for haste, to anticipato any possible objections from Sie R. Machay by getting
by getting in first with an
annon blessed
by
both Bepts, subject to
his concurrence, and we arranged that
the ancore drafted barwitte shoreld
go to Sie R. M. with a
request from
The F.D. to repeat it to Hong Kong
if he concurred.
In the circumstances