Telephone No. : EUSton 5030.
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION,
FP 47/5
Copy LFE Deft. F.O
SENATE HOUSE,
LONDON UNIVERSITY BUILDING,
32
60
MALET STREET, W.C.1.
29th September, 1939.
Dear Gent,
3 I have discussed your letter No.53838/48/39 of the 12th
September with the Far Eastern Department at the Foreign Office,
and we entirely agree that it is desirable that the Governors of
Hong Kong and of the Straits Settlements should be kept as fully
informed as possible of H.M.Government's policy in the Far East.
It is, of course, primarily a matter for the F.0. with whom
policy originates, and the best way in which I can assist is to
maintain close liaison with the Far Eastern Department.
It is important also that Scott should be kept fully informed
as to H.M.Government's policy and political developments in the
Far East, and the Foreign Office have accordingly sent instructions
to that effect to Tokyo, Shanghai, and Bangkok. The telegram
has been repeated to Hong Kong and Singapore, and a copy will be
sent by the Foreign Office to you and Poynton.
Yours sincerely
Jo Prout
G.E.J. Gent, Esq., D.S.O., 0.B.E.,
Colonial Office.
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