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4.
Conclusion on (c) is however subject to
consideration of proposal put forward by Consul-
General, Canton, in your telegram No.109 which,
if adopted, would presumably involve Kwok's
formal appointment as Consul-General.
2. Need for action to demonstrate locally
that H.M.G. intend to stand firm in this matter
is fully appreciated here. I think you will
find evidence of that in the note sent to the
Chinese Ambassador here, text of which is in
Foreign Office telegram to Nanking No.64
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Hong Kong) to release text ofynote to press as
counter-blast to statements issued by Central
News Agency.
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3. But as you will appreciate, your suggestions
had to be considered among other things in the
light of the implications of the general foreign
policy announced in the House of Commons last
week, which make it desirable to avoid at the
moment any action likely to weaken the present
Chinese Government internally. In all the cirum-
stances conclusions in paragraph one seem to be
right, but if despite the importance of the
above general policy factor and the reasons
for the conclusions indicated in paragraph one,
you still feel that the local situation demands
some action, I shall of course be very ready to
consider the matter further.
4.
Obviously it is most important to
achieve a solution of the Chinese claim to
jurisdiction within the Walled City which will
prevent this claim being used as a pretext for
further