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Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.
(Government House,
Hong Kong.)
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Pratt (107)
For Mr. Gent's signature.
SECRET.
Downing Street,
12 September, 1939.
My dear Northcote,
As you know active arrangements
are in hand for setting up a full
organisation for British publicity in
the Far East and I am showing to the
Ministry of Information here your letter
to me of the 14th of August about the
rendition of the four Tientsin men.
Four drafts.
FURTHER ACTION.
Copies to
.B.Ronald
and Sir John Pratt, Foreign Office.
Although no doubt there may be
difficulties in the way of giving
advance information of such decisions,
unpalatable to the Chinese, as may have
to be taken in the future, nevertheless,
I am sure that it will be appreciated
here that everything possible should be
done