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[The text of this telegram must first be paraphrased if communicated to persons outside British or United States Government service or if retransmitted in a cypher system other than 0.T.P.]
Cypher
DEPARTMENTAL No.1.
FROM NANKING TO GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
Mr. Stevenson
No. 63
D: 5.30 p.m. 17th September, 1946
17th September, 1946 R: 4.45 p.m. 17th September, 1946
Repeated to FOREIGN OFFICE No. 524.
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Reported statement by a Hong Kong Government
spokesman" regarding Chinese rights in Kowloon has
caused sharp press reaction here, and I understand that
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is about to issue state-
ment backing up the attitude taken up by T.W. Kwok. Latter is stated by Central News to have protested to
you.
2. I have not been officially informed by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and have told the Pressmen
that I have no comment to make: but I had better
perhaps be given background reasons why this spokesman
adverted to this subject.