pher/OTP
POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION
FROM NANKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
во
Sir R. Stevenson
No. 81.
January 21st. 1948.
Repeated to Hong Kong.
IMPORTANT
D.
12.37.p.m. January 21st. 1948.
R.
12.5. p.m. January 21st. 1948.
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram lio. 81; repeated to Hong Kong.
LIGHT.
(59)
Hy immediately preceding telegram. I do not think too much importance need be given liinistry's memorandum which has probably been issued as a counter blast to my note of January 20th (my telegram No. 79) for face saving purposes. ?
2. It is becoming increasingly obvious that Kowloon incident will not (repeat not) be settled by exchange of acrimonious notes but on compromise lines indicated in my (58) telegram No. 78.
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