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Mr.
Mr.
Haly
Mr..
Sidebotham
Mr.
Mr..
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
SECRET.
DRAFT.DESPATCH
Secretary of State
Your Reference.......
For F.0. concurrence.
Sir,
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
Copy of drug note
/Copy & 27854/19/8/1
Copy for Generar Marsy,
*1
P.J. Crates,
and in this commeation
1
(1)
I have etc. to refer to your
secret despatch No.31 of the 17th
October, 1949, transmitting a
memorandum on problems likely to arise
between Hong Kong and the Chinese
Communist regime and to express regret that you house not received
the
an either reply events have alre The memorandum has provide
mem vaudoune
dy shown,
a useful analysis of the problems expected
to be
envisaged, some of which of course have
-already arisen and are the subjeet
Fo.
of poperate
would refer in particular to the section of the memorandum
dealing
with shipping, matica
chinese Communists
shifter prting. Whether or not such action would the exfpedigut can only be decided and when the time comes in the light of the political and
Sigencies,
FURTHER ACTION.
I should observe beat
Some of the action which It is there proposed should be Laken against
the Clmiers Communals would be cont
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contrary M.M.G's general shipping.
non-discrimination policy of
and the avoidance of adminstrative devices of a dis comin abary character,
correspond nee In general
O should However,
I approve the policy disclosed thre
Istemet make it laus that pohall wish
but the detailed action
proposed to be taken, if and when
particular problems arise
be subject to further careful
consideration and in some cases
Consul:
He in the light of
Conside
all the circumstances prevailing at the
time
-I attach a not
the
memorandum com enting on a number of
points and referring to the other
correspondence which in some cases is
proceeding. I have noted that in several
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