ENCLOSURE.
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Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
6. State for the Colonies. Dated 7th December. 1932.
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(Received Colonial Office 6 a.m. 7th December, 1932).
No. 254 Confidential.
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Your telegram No. 247 Confidential Wireless.
I consider it impossible to accept mere
deletion of Article IX which was agreed to by the Company
and by the Secretary of State see enclosure to Lord
Passfield's Confidential despatch of 25th August 1931
and must insist on clause providing for establishment
of radio-telegraphic and radio-telephonic service
with Great Britain within period of 24 months,
I cannot stress too strongly that this Colony
is not being afforded service to which it is
entitled
and failing above provisions I would prefer to break
off negotiations and to be allowed free hand to carry
out necessary extensions and developments.
The questi on
The future
of Empire subsidy introduces new factor and interests
of Hong Kong would demand fullest consideration before
local contributions could be promised.
position scems so uncertain that I feel in any event it
would be in the interests of Hong Kong that negotiations
should be broken off completely to be renewed only when
future position is clearer. But in that case Hong Kong
must be given free hand for development.
I.C.C. 1445.
2.