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I understand that in spite Ithi distractions of the civil war
Some progres
is
made with Kin discussions
worked reasonably well from the
Dutch point of view. Prima facie,
the arrangement is so wide that if
literally
applied equally it would doubtless
meet all the requirements on which
the Malayan and Hong Kong Governments
have hitherto insisted, and Sir
Iherefore
s/been
mu Miles Lampson has been authorised
in connection with the negotiations
In March
initiated latinonth with the Peking
Government, to endeavour to obtain
Chinese concurrence in an arrangement
on similar lines. It would appear
that the present politieal situation
is not sufficiently stable to admit
in fact being
of a ce
uance
these negotiations.
and
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The day will/come, however, when
negotiations will again be practicable
and, in the meantime, I consider that
it would be very desirable if the
Governments interested were to
re-examine the questions involved with
a view to deciding how far concessions
to