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POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION
FROM NANKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Sir R. Stevenson No. 61
17th January, 1948.
Repeated to Hong Kong
IMPORTANT
D. 9.18 a.m. 17th January, 1948
R. 10.32 a.m. 17th January, 1948
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 61 of 17th January repeated to Hong Kong.
Following report received from Consul General Canton through United States Embassy.
[Begins].
All Consulate buildings and houses, Butterfield's Chartered Bank and part of Jardine buildings entirely burned down by large mob which remained uncontrolled for some hours. Four British subjects received wounds believed not serious. Am arranging to evacuate by aircraft tomorrow morning those British women and children willing to leave. Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform me that four British subjects in question are Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Mr. Wood and Mr. Parkhouse of Deacons Ltd.
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