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Mr. Palmer 23/4
Mr. Bourdillon
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Mr.
Mr.
Inglebock
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Secretary of State.
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DRAFT.
CTP
DRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM.
MOST IMMEDIATE
'Your Reference.....
GOVERNOR,
(1)
HONG KONG.
MOST IMMEDIATE. Secret
480
Addressed Governor, Hong Kong, No....Secret.
315
Repeated Secretary-General, Singapore, No7.
(please pass copy to Governor, Singapore,
as do 487) High Commissioner, Kuala Lumpur, No 517. Governor, Sarawak, N. 130
Governor, North Borneo. No. 1.73.
Financial settlement.
(2) GONGAN Singapore
(3.) Highcoma Kuala humpin
4)
You Sarawak
151 you.
N. Bomes
25]
Your telegram No. 402.
FURTHER ACTION.
Circulate as
in No 26. 4 copies to
Mr. Palmer (H. 546)
Your representations have been
sympathetically considered and I am glad to
inform you that H.M. G. have agreed to make a
free grant to Hong Kong of £1,000,000 (one
million pounds) to assist the Colony in
resolving problems arising out of expenditure
connected with the war. I trust that such a
grant will assist you in overcoming the
difficulties referred to in your telegram.
I regret that H.M.G. cannot contemplate any
further assistance such as that referred to
in your paragraph 5. Your difficulties in
these matters are appreciated but in view of
H. M. G.'s own financial difficulties 1 feel
sure that the further assistance now offered,
even after allowing for the adjustment
referred