Wt. 23364/665. 8/47. 50,000. S. & S. Ltd.
C. O.
Mr..
Mr..
Mr.
Mr..
Mr.
DRAFT.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Secretary of State.
Your Reference..
FURTHER ACTION.
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"(c).
H,M.G. will give a further free
grant of £1,000,000 to assist the Colony
in resolving problems arising out of
expenditure connected with the war."
(v) Paragraph 5 (a). Amend £3,500,000 to read
£3,000,000.
4. I am not able for the purpose of the public
statement to accept your wording regarding the
11,000,000 grant mentioned in paragraph 4 of your
telegram No. 402 as the whole Colonial Empire
played its part in the war effort although admit-
tedly the Far Eastern Colonial territories suffer-
heavily as a result of over
ed three years of Japanese occupation.
I trust,
(iv).
however, that the wording in paragraph 3 ()
above will be acceptable to you.
5. First announcement of above decisions must
be made in Parliament. This will be done on
afternoon of Monday, April 26th. Publication
of local statement in Hong Kong, as in Malaya,
should accordingly be made not earlier than
midnight of April 26/27 local time.
SECER.
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