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En Clair
POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION
CROM NANKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
O NAS
Sir R. Stevenson
No. 80
21st January, 1948.
Repeated to Hong Kong.
IMPORTANT LIGHT
D. 12.52 p.m. 21st January, 1948
Re 1.40 p.m. 21st January, 1948
ddressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 80 of January 21st repeated to Hong Kong.
My telegram No. 33: Kowloon incident.
I have today received a further memorandum from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated January 20th. This generally schoes Ministry's memorandum of January 8th but in addition to the demands formulated in that communication puts forward following pretensions.
(1) the withdrawal of Hong Kong Police
stationed in Kowloon city.
(2) the payment by His Majesty's Government of appropriate compensation for the physical injuries and property losses suffered by the inhabitants in Kowloon city.
(3) an enquiry by His Majesty's Government to establish who fired and who issued the order to fire in Kowloon city on January 12th and their punishment.
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Ministry are being informed that their communication is being referred to London.
3。 Translation of memorandum follows by today's bag.
4. See my immediately following telegram.
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