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No.181 to the Foreign Office except that in (a) I would delete word "all" and after "compensation" insert "if any", (c) would almost seem to conflict with paragraph 3 pf my telegra No.147 that normal administrative functions in the area should be with this Government. Perhaps the two might be combined.
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Squattere estimate their claims for compensation at the fantastio figure of 81.387.300 (long Kong), I understand that this claim has been forwarded to Kwek.
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Suggestion of Chinese Government in paragraph 2 (1) of Ambassador'a telegram No.184 that the Garden should commemorato Allied victory is alao objectionable. It would almost certainly lead to undesirable celebrations and
Garden should commomorete Allied dead.
demonstrations.
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