INWARD TELEGRAM.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
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FROM HONG KONG (913 A. Grantham)
D. 21st Januaxy, 1948. R. 21st
No. 80 Top Secret.
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Addressed 9. 02 5.
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Repeated to British Ambassador, Nanking No. 30,
31. · Reference my telegram No. 67 of 17th January,
I am wasaay over signs thet responsible end moderato Chipose in Hong Kong are inoressingly disposed to measure hie Majesty's Government' a ultimate intention regarding the sovereignty of Hong Kong by the attitude adopted towards, and settlement of the emergency in respect of Canton and Kowloon Olty incidente.
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Absenos or a simple official settlement about the future of Hong Kong in reply to the skilful and effective campaign of suggestion carried out by China in regent monthe has left doubt in many winds whether we really intend to reusin in Bong Kong. These doubts are nurtured by the growing boldness of Chinese motivity in Hong Kong such as the recent visits of the Po Om Magistrate and other official Kuantung representatives to Kowloon 01ty squatters, contemptuous malicious permeation of most of the local vernacular press and the cynical ease with which Chinese propaganda la able firet to manafecture and then at will to fan an endloss sucesssion of incidente,
Current negotiations between His Majesty's Government and Fanking regarding Kowloon City and Centon
incidents are nor looolly regarded by the bulk of moderate Chinese opinion as a teet 0886 of our real intentiona,
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Secretary of State
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