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Foreign Office are being asked to instruct
Sir A. Clark Kerr to explain to the
Chinese authorities the reasons why the
proposed amendment is not considered to be
in the best interests of either the Chinese
authorities or ourselves; and express
regret for the delay. Write to the
Foreign Office with reference to 8 enclosing
a copy of the above, and ask that instructions
in that sense may be sent to Sir A. Clark Kerr,
and copies of above to Board of Trade L.F.
reference 10.
No.9.
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Signify non-disallowance, and
add that the Governor will no doubt cause
His Majesty's confirmation of the Ordinance
to be proclaimed in Hong Kong.
A.N. Gateworthy
23rd November, 1939.
The delay in dealing with these
papers was
result
pot of
The hold-up of
certain papers in the Hong Kong section
of
The
Registon which came to light
week or two
am
prozeeding
ago.
somewhat hesitant about
now
a
on the basis of opinions
[expressed