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Netherlands Minister's complaint, since
he speaks about "dealing in fatas com "
in paragraph 3 of his note guilty intent
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opposed to the mere poncersia of it.
3.
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I wont propose, therefore,)
Subject to your observations,
propeso, to suggest that the Foreign
Office should reply to the Netherlands
Minister that it is intended to amend the
Soar to hight
Hong Kong law winconformity with the United
Kingdom law, and that the result will be
stringent
the provision of much inercased penalties
against an offender convicted of possession
frisu of /counterfeit coin
terfeit coin with intent to utter the same.
4.
I should be obliged if you would
furnish me with your reply by air mail.
I have, etc.
(Signed) J. H. THOMAS