Cypher (0.T.P.)
(+&{{q&T) St/t 36925 4.1
TO HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)
FROM S. OF S., COLONIES.
Sent 29th January, 1948. 15.00 hrs.
No. 136 Confidential.
Following from Foreign Office to Nanking No.74 of 27th January repeated to you for information. Begins.
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Your telegram No. 65: Kowloon.
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My immediately following telegram contains the text of a document left here by Chinese Minister on 26th January, which appears to set out possible heads of agreement for the settlement of the Kowloon question.
Note was taken of this communication. But Dr. Tuan was reminded that it was the wish of lis kajesty's Government to separate the question of jurisdiction from that of the squatter trouble. This had been made plain in my note to the Chinese Ambassador of January 24th. Dr. Tuan was given no reason to think that the proposals themselves had anything to commend them. He was promised a reasoned reply as soon as possible.
Circulated to:-
Secretary of State
Mr. Pear-sop
Sir F. Lloyd
Mr. Rees Williams
Sir C, Jeffries
Sir S. Caine
Mr. Mayle
Mr.
Collins Mr. W.I.J.
Wallace
Mr. Radford
Ends.
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Mr. Eastwood
Mr. Poynton
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Galsworthy
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Ian Watt -
Mr. Blackburne
Colonial Attache
Mr. Bigg
Accounts Branch
Mr. Holding R. 49