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report was still awaited. We have no later information.
Considerable spade-work was done in Hong
Kong before Sir Patrick's visit, but it may be that provisional plans the prepared may be radically altered as a result of recommendations he may make.
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1.
Mr. Bourdillon in his minute [13/5 expressed the wish to see these papers again.
2. Treasury comments (7) on our proposed despatch to Hong Kong (behind 5) in reply to Hong Kong despatch No. 244 of the 23rd October 1947 (3 on the '47 file) have just come. I revert to
this below.
3. There are two further specific points for conson. and action:
(1)