54145/16/Pt.III/48
SECRET
RESTRICTED
The Church House,
Great Smith Street,
London, S.W.1.
13th October, 1948.
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290.
Dan furt
With reference to your letter F.13999/154/10 of the 9th October, Scarlett, just before he went on leave, mentioned to me that the Chinese Ambassador here was pressing Sir Ralph Stevenson about the Kowloon City question, and I promised to send a short telegram asking the Governor of Hong Kong to let us have a reply to our secret priority savingram No. 200 as soon as possible, This was done on the 6th October, and copies have, I think, been sent to you.
As soon as we have the Governor's answer we will, of course, get into touch with you again, though wit I cannot guarantee that we can come to any final conclusion in time before Dr. Wang returns to China.
لسعيد
Jou surenly
(sg)) Bedro
(J.B. Sidebotham)
witerally,
A.L. SCOTT, ES7.