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Mr Hall.

We spoke about (30) which contains the Guy's report

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The main point is that the Gaur is prepared to accept

regards goods trattic, including giving

the Chinese proposals as

customs examinatim of

them facilities for exciting goods for Cautre at Kowloon since.

this is

no more than

may

Ca

be criticised for aiding

to aquee

previues practice, tho' we

reversin

to

Chinese

ecemany.

He is not prepared

to the Chinese proposals for passenger traffic since

the security requirements of both parties cannot be reconciled.

the grounds stated, a does not think that the Chinese will resent this.

He proposes to turn there latter proposals down

I think we

Can

carcur very simply

as

in d. h.

Mr Franklin has not yet seen (30), but I have spoken to him, giving him the gist of it. He foresees

Difficulty.

tends to like to see (30) before giving

sees no

agree

with the course proposed but wit

a

tinal opinim.

I have

told him that

will

you

ring

him tanewrow.

J.J. Anderom.

22/xi

P.S. We spoke. The prevines practice referred to at X1 in para 4 of (30)

appears to have date fun before the 1948 Castors agreement vide para 9 of the Annex to the Chinese Ministri note to

Ambassador. (p. 6 of and 7615/48 on top of 5416/50 attached.) This agreement did not affect the arrangements for

our

/examination

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