should be given again to the U.S.I.5. in Hong Kong. In presing, you will no doubt note from paragraph 5 of the Hong Kong awing that Mr. Hudson, the Director of the 7,8,1.9., could on ocassion bahare with more that. I do not want to grens this point, since the Officer Administering the Government has already taken it up with the Consul General, but it does perhaps throw additional light en the mm ISO S this unsatisfactory situation. Incidentally, w have had correspondence with Ross of your Permanent Under-Secretary' a Department about other embarrassents caused by the Americans to His Majesty's Government, and you might find it helpful to have a ward with him about it.
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Secondly, it would appear from paragraph 1 of the Officer Administering the Governant's saving that the U.S.I.8. China Office retains a skeleton organization in Hong Kong. reasons gåven in my last paragraph me comadder that the maintenance of this section in Hong Kong is most vinsirable and I regret that I must prens you to indicate to the Americans that the markers of this organisation should be withdrew from Hong Kong as soon as possible since it is obvious that they are superfluous for the purpose of publicising Azerican institutions in that territory.
3. I zaist confess also that we are not altogether happy about the part played in this business by Smith, the B.I.0. representative. And th's terms of reference are laid dom in the Governor Hong Kong's Saving No.164 of the 15th November, 1949, to the Comeland.oner General (a copy of this sent to lhuray with Colonial arrios letter No.96033/1/15/19 of tim 1st December, 1949) and state clearly that he is to co-operate closely with the Public Relations Officer and the Political Adviser. wandering fram paragraph 3 of the Hong Kong saving whether and th fully carried out this part of his instrætions » empecially in view of the fact that he has no dabt bami wzrned of the oere that is necesmcy in his dealings with the 1.S.I.8. No doubt the U.8.1.5.
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did not make its ultimate size clear when it bought the 2,000 - booklets from Smith, but it is a great pity that he should have been involved in this mat
(Signed) C. J. JEFFRIES,