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TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies.
Dated 14th March 1940.
IMMEDIATE.
Received 6.9 a.m., 14th March 1540.
Í 4 MÁR 1940
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C. O. RECY
No. 129 Confidential.
Your telegram No. 88 paragraph 2. Hong Kong
newspapers this morning publish Legislative Council Agenda
which discloses the Government's intention as stated in
paragraph 1 of my telegram No. 108. This afternoon
details of vessels to be built locally and presented to
His Majesty's Government will be stated as in peregraph 2 of
my telegram No. 96 but without estimated cost of various
types.
Unanimous approval may be assumed. I shall then
speak in terms of paragraph 1 of your telegram under
reference,
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