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and he ropentod that what he thought tho strikers
wentod was someone who could concludo on offcctivo
ggroomont. Ho added that th strikers had not yet grood
to separate the discussion of the torms into two classes;
that he had only intimated that if the economical terms
woro sottled to their satisfaction, he would try to find
somo sutablo means of negotiating the other terms; this
had not boon dono; conscquently ho could not interfero.
I thought tho implication was that thero should have be
some delegato on behalf of Hongkong as a whole who would
suggest to the strikers as to the separation. However, I stated that we if we could groo to the amount payabl
there was no question of our not signing any document
ovidoncing it; nor that it would not be honoured; and h
said he would sond on to the Strikors' Union a copy of
the Consul's lottor na being the bost moons of indicati
our authority.