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Mr.
Radford 2
Mr. Morgan Alq. Mr. Wallace 29/9 Mr. Paskin 30/9
Mr.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
DRAFT.
Your Reference...
SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM,K.C.M.G.
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For Mr. Paskin's signature.
FURTHER ACTION.
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You no doubt noticed in
Ambassador Nanking's telegram
No. 1333 to the Foreign Office of the
25th August the suggestion that
something might be done to restrict
the publicity given to warlike
preparations en foot in Hong Kong and
to the number and variety of
reinforcements.
As you know the same
point was raised with the Minister
of Defence during his visit to Hong
Kong and in your telegram No. 568 of
the 10th June you reported his views
on the problem.
As a result of the Ambassador's
telegram, the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs has written to the
Minister of Defence expressing the
view with which our Secretary of
has
as far as possible State associated himself, that/a
damper should now be put on
publicity about Hong Kong's perence
measures and suggesting that the-
Suitable
nesageary/instructions might be given
to