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PARAPHRASE TELGRAM from the Officer Administering the
Government of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies.
Dated 26th August, 1937. Received 7.35 a.m., 26th August.
(42-45)
Important.
No.159. (40)
My telegram of the 24th August Secret.
Authentications for munitions are now being
received again from Embassy and I would therefore cancel my
latest recommendation and would be inclined to continue to
Popinsist
Aned (47)
Conry to
st on individual authentications and Huchaos. Congestion Congestion here and inconvenience of storage I consider to
be outweighed by importance of unified policy.
Loyalty
of Canton to Central Government is by no means firm in my
opinion and position of Hong Kong might be difficult if
Canton were furnished with munitions on the strength of
Huchaos which were genuine but out of date.