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October 14th we cabled :
"YOUR CABLE FIFTH ANXIOUSLY AWAITING DETAILS ORGANISATION STOP SIMUL TAMBOU ELY GIVE GENERAL IDEA OF MOST URGENT REQUIREMENTS".
To this you replied on the 15th giving the personnel of the
suggesting that it should apportion
proposed central committee;
funds between the various areas which would be organised similarly
and stating that your most urgent requirement was ca sh. On he same
day we cabled;
"YOUR CABLE 16TH ESSENTIAL HAVE GENSRAL IDBA OTHER REQUIREMENTS
FORTHWITH STOP REPLY BY MONDAY HOON".
To this you replied on the 18th:
*OTHER REQUIREMENTS MAINLY CLOTHING MEDICAL SUPPLIES BUT CAN
ONLY BE FORMULATED BY ADMINISTRATIVES AFTER YOUR APPROVAL PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT RECEIVED CONSULT 7.0."
To this we replied on the 19th October:
"YOUR CABLE 15TH STOP WE AGRES YOUR PROPOSALS AND INTERPRET AB
FOLLOWS STOP PARENT COMMITTHE VITH AMBASSADOR AND GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG AS PRESIDENTS AND LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO BE NOMINATED BY AMBASSADOR OR GOVERNOR OPERATING IN CO-OPERATION WITH PARENT COMMITTEE STOP WE APPROVE PERSONNEL OF CENTRAL ORGANISATION SUGGESTED STOP FLASE ORGANISE CENTRAL AND LOCAL COMMITTEES AND CABLE PLACES AND NAMZB STOP SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS VR THINK LOCAL COMMITTEES SHOULD BE ORGANISED AT HONGKONC CANTON, HANKOW, TIENTSIN, SHANGHAI, AT ANY RATE".
On October 29 th the Foreign Office at our request telegraphed t His Majesty's representative at Nanking that a first instalment of 25.000 had been placed at the disposal of His Majesty's Ambassað er as resident of the Fund for the Relief of Di stress in China.
On November 5th we cabled:
*ANXIOUSLY AWAITING INFORMATION REQUESTED IN CABLE OCTOBER 19
DRUGS VALUED APPROXIMATELY 29000 LEAVING RAWALPINDI AND DIOMAD CONSIGNED HONGKONG. AIRMAILING PARTICULARS".
Today we have telegraphed;
"FUND NOW TOTALS POUNDS 60650 CASH 10,000 REMITTED SATURDAY
PURCHASES SURGICAL APPLIANCES DRESSINGS VALUE AUTHORISED. "
10,000
To turn now to the organisation here. A copy of the appeal
and of the names of its signatories was sent to you on October 1st
and a further copy was sent to the Chairman of the British Women's
Association on October 3rd. On October 7th the Signatories of the
appeal constituted themselves a General Committee. I enclose a
copy of the Minutes of the meeting.