COPY FOR REGISTRATION
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PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the (fficer Administering the
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Government of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies.
Dated 24th August, 1937.
Received 4.53 p.m., 24th August.
Secret. No. 151.
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With reference to my secret telegram of 17th August
Political situation. Some difficulty is being experienced
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in obtaining Ambassador's authentication and there is danger
of Colony's storage for munitions becoming over-crowded.
propose to release for export to Canton those consignments
for which genuine Nanking Huchio is produced and which were
originally intended for Shanghai or Tientsin. I do not
consider that this will now materially affect Shanghai
situation. I should be glad to receive your approval of this
proposal.
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