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therefore if you would let us know whether you agree with the above, and what special instructions, if any, you would wish us to include in the telegram to the Acting Governor regarding the terms of the sale, and the procedure to be followed. If the suggestion is accepted that rentals for the full term of the lease should be paid up now, you will no doubt wich us to ask the Acting Governor of Hong Kong to let us know the commuted value, together with an explanation of the basis of computation, before the figure is mentioned to the Americans.
I am sending copies of this letter and enclosureB to Logan, of the Foreign Office, and to
and to orpell, who will no doubt also be interested from his point of view. I should be glad to have their comments, if any, as soon as possible. As there has already been this
unfortunate delay in dealing with the original savingram from Hong Kong, may I ask for an early reply ?
Yours sincerely,
буе
Sgl (N... "ayle)