As regards (b) the paitia is more then H.M.6, might be in for a very large till
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difficult. If H.K. goes wring
anyway
+ I am
any
special
not certain whether this particular hirm cold claim,
treatment heause of this pastuuler contract. These would be
many
other untracts P.W.D, Rice supplies etc in which the contractors
might have claims against the 1.K. furt & some sort of general settlement
k me
will have to to unshed at in the end- & no one can say now what
the end undd le - we might never go back at all !!
-
from the political point of view I think it might have a had effect a morale if it became noixed alwad that H.M.G, & the H.K, fat had so little faith in the future of the Colony that they uese not pregrased to do anything of this naturse to excringe firm's to smain in H.K, after all if we an not afraid of things going wrong
*
me har nothing to love as x of para 3 of (10) shows that the
mmay
would must to revenue.
I think we
might press the Try to concur on the grounds that
in view of the disturbed situation in the F. E. it is exentral Hat H.K.
"
shuld continue to
amy
business as usual
unal" & m asc
& we are after
all spending emsiderable amounts of money on reinforcements a civil
defence to maintain this facade.
Mr Sidebotham has just come in & said we must get a reply
to 16x before Whitsun. of you agree the Try an
A
muting tomorrow, Friday, moming
M` Stall.
The attached
difficult rygest
Will
10/5-
craft.
I underland
axcords with Treasury's
news.
Shemer
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