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17th February, 1944.
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The Deputy Director
Ref. No... 497.37/44.
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Sir,
I have the honour to forward herewith, in case it should not reach you through other channels, a copy of the translation of a speech delivered by Sir Robert Kotewall, Kt., C.M.G., formerly a member of the Hongkong Legislative Council, on the anniversary of the fall of Hongkong.
I am indebted to the British Army Aid Group, Kweilin, China, for this translation, which has been extracted, with permission, from the Group's Intelligence Report to General Headquarters, India,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
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(C. E. Sayers) Director-General.
His Majesty's Principle Secretary of State
for the Colonies,
Colonial House,
Whitehall,
London,