16
thorities
did in fact refuse
the
very
handsome offer of the
Japanese to develop Macaco monely
on the strength of a relatively
very
side
minor offer oth the British
to take own
the water works"
we might be put in a very
embannising position by
Japanese protest
an
Official
just the thing
F.O. policy is designed to word.
copy to Depts as before.
8 it might be a good thing to
lit Fo. know 5.0
that we
are
melmed
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mboox.
45/3
I
agree.
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niclitary
threat to
consider, evidently. Hally any
HK exists.
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I she have thought that the threa
only effic ammanica.
to Hong Kong's position as the
•cient end to the line
a
-bious up the rive to Canton was serious one. Kacas doesn't matter at Be moment because the Portuguese