this month Mr. Creech Jones had a conversation
with Mr. Bevin, at which it was decided not to
proceed with the submission of the memorandum for
the present.
From a note made by
Mr. Creech Jones' note of this conversation it appears ん
records that Mr. Bevin, whilst opposed to a public
declaration of this nature for the present, did not
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on the basis of this conversation, were to give them
that although in a personel assurance
State that, while it is not politic to say so publicly
at the present juncture, it is definitely their policy of our two Department that the position I tha.
that our position in Hong kong should be permanently sustained. and that accordingly it in not
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