Mr. Cowell 6.10.
Sir H.Moore 6.10 at once
PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the
Colonies to the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong Kong.
Sent 10 p.m., 6th October, 1937.
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Sent as Your
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Copy to Jadiny.
Fu.
No. 196.
Confidential.
Your telegram No.204. Proposed visit to Macao. As
you are personally acquainted with Dr. Barbosa it is regarded
as desirable that visit should be made by you rather than be
left for new Governor. Portuguese Ambassador has called at
the Foreign Office twice recently and requested that you
should be authorised on your visit to discuss local defence
questions and he has been told that his request would be
acceded to. It is desirable however that the conversations
should as far as possible take the form of a personal exchange
of information and views and be of an explanatory character
and that you should carefully avoid any commitment. If it
is suggested by the Governor of Macao that technical advice
from Hong Kong on matters of local defence would be welcomed
you should agree to put the suggestion to the proper British
authorities for consideration. If he presses for more far
reaching discussion or commitment the forthcoming military
mission from this country to Lisbon should be suggested as
the best field for Anglo-Portuguese conversations on such
important questions. Please send detailed report after your
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visit.
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Copy to Major Major (W.0.)
"Capt. Creasy (Admy.)
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with comp slip, ref. 16 - 19.