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Math not been able
to trace this among
The Sessinal papers lur I
am
sering to
mehe further researches. I attach
aft interim reply
to M. Peries.
1.
Came
22-16-27
5. To H.O. (Perrins) (4 ausd.) 30. 24/21/27.
I have now made further efforts to
trace the document which Mr. Lloyd says was
laid before the Legislative Council; but it
does not appear in the Sessional papers for
1926 and apparently Administrative reports
are not included in these volumes. Very likely,
however, they are laid before the Council
automatically and as they are printed separately
are not printed among the Sessional papers.
our
However even if this explains how
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the report became public it does not explain why
the indiscreet remarks about the French Govern-
ment on pages 7 and 8 were included. I have
spoken to Mr. Perrins about this and he felt
that Mr. Lloyd had not quite understood the
point of objection. There is no objection
whatever to the Hong Kong Government publishing
the information they have, in fact we ought to
encourage them to do so; but they should only
publish facts and not surmises.
Mr.