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and ho ropcated that what he thought the strikers
wanted was somoon who could concludo an offcctive
ggrooment. Ho added that th strikers had not yet grood
to separate the discussion of the torms into to classes;
that ho had only intimated that if the cconomical terms
wore settled to their satisfaction, he would try to find
some sutiablo means of negotiating the other terms; this
hid not boon dono; conscquently ho could not interfore.
I thought the implication was that there should have boch
som delegato on behalf of Hongkong as a holo tho would
sugpost to the strikers as to the soporation. However, I stated that if we could groo to the amount payable,
there was no question of our not signing my document
cvidencing it; nor that it would not be honoured; and L.
sid hould sond on to the Strikors' Union a copy of oi
the Consul's letter as being the bost mons of indicati:
our authority.