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PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of Hong Kong.
(Sent 6 p.m. 5th August 1926)
Secret
at once.
Foreign Office regret inconvenience and
request that my telegram 4th August may be
repeated also to Peking.
outset. I think it is quite inoffensive in
appearance.
The accompanying draft has been prepared in consultation with the F.0. They will submit it to Sir Austen Chamberlain, and if Mr. Amery agrees to it in principle I would ask for authority to agree to any verbal changes desired by the F.0. which do not raise any important question of principle.
In explanation
2
G.G.
29.7.26.
The condition that the
French Govt should participate, Vohould Explain that the French part
own
omall
the Shameen concession. They
are therefore involved in the incident. F-.0. think we must bring in the French, I from our point of view it is all to
good to do so.
Rec of Stato.
I think the Cousse
is the right
proposed
one in the circumstances:
and that the properes teligsen
meets the case,
30.7.26.
B.H. 4.
014832/26.
her change In the
of the 7.0.
logise ely).
ALERY