OUTWARD TELEGRAM
Colomial Office
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be
kept under Lock and Key.]
1 4 DEC 1942
With the Compliments
of the
Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs
W.B.L. Monson. Esq)
MOST SEORET
157
USUAL DISTRIBUTION
[This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be
retained by the authorised recipient and not passed on]
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION
F8188/828/10
[CYPHER]
To: CHINA
FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO CHUNGKING
No. 1592
13th December, 1942.
D. 7.45 p.m. 13th December, 1942.
Repeated to Washington No. 547 Saving
SSSSS
Your telegram No. 1651 [of 7th December:
leased territory).
Kowloon
I shall await report on Minister of Foreign Affair's reaction to our refusal to include New Territories in present agreement before considering whether to authorise you to make any additional statement.
OTP