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Mr.Gent 26/10.
Mr Cowell V
Mr.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
XSir
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
26.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. TELEGRAM (CIPHER)
AIM.
My telegram No.204 of 19th
October. Question of railway
policy has been considered and
decision reached is that if you
are satisfied that any compliance
with possible Japanese demand for
railway facilities for war
material would provoke paralysis
of port and railway by strike
Governor,
Hong Kong.
be refused in the defence interests
action such demand would have to
regaining strict obscrvation of rules of neutrality
justify refusal of transit facilites por meuntions from helleyes at county consigurd
hellymat-county
10 it
FURTHER ACTION.rus in
China
of the Colony. Moreover even if
declared state of war existed
H.M.G. will be prepared to quick
would fill ab
ietly 1 gat-
grounds
argumente relating to neutral
of international law to obligations under Hague Rules, and
→
It is not doubted that to decision
is their mense
fusal of fruibitis
would not only meet with general
public approval but would also
conform