It is quite possible that the Guv- himself

will comment upon

upon the

but ever printed

if he

-"H.K.

does not

and

matters raised by Sil.G.M.,

has been 27

1

Ole

report-

there has been

issued;

no

here

in the circumclances

suggection of printing have

alterations of text would be impossible,

even if

personalside

such alterations, at the request of accoutside the

Committee

wome politic.

? Acknowledge (65) and

(57) separated

5/0, for signalux my

For Cowell

and stating

that we

are

awaiting the

Gov's.

report.

his report may

Then telegram to Gov. acking when

be expected

7/12/33-

cdy d

св

On Mr Gent's instruction I have had Ammuttle Report sent to the F.O. Hp. jr inf.

Re

9/12

58 20 7.0.. we end. mi (48) –

Bib

9

DEC 1935

+ Cand 3424

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In No. 55 Sir George Maxwell suggests that

the Committee of unofficials in Hong Kong who have

produced the report enclosed in (48), might be asked

to re-write certain passages. It is clearly too late

for that to be done, and in any case I think it would

have been unwise to have made any such request to them

As regards the possibility of the friendly Government

of China being offended by some passages in the report, I doubt if we need take that too seriously, particularly since the last White Paper published on

the subject of mui-tsai included very outspoken

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